GreenlyGardening in Honduras: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 5 cities of Honduras on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 37.7 °C by day in Choluteca and 29.4 °C in Tegucigalpa.
Climate zones of Honduras
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
| Zone | Cities | Frost-free days | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frost in ten years | La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca | — | — | — |
How the regions of Honduras differ
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Choluteca (14.5 °C) and smallest in La Ceiba (9.9 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. La Ceiba is the wettest of these cities with 2,625 mm a year, Comayagua the driest with 1,341 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Honduras
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ceiba | November–February | all year | all year | April and October, November | all year |
| San Pedro Sula | none | all year | November–February | November | all year |
| Comayagua | September–February | April–November | May–March | none | April–November |
| Tegucigalpa | June–November | none | February–December | none | none |
| Choluteca | none | May–December | none | none | May–December |
Cities of Honduras: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ceiba | no frost | May, 29.7 °C | January, 19.8 °C | 2,625 mm | May | 2 |
| San Pedro Sula | no frost | May, 34.6 °C | January, 20.1 °C | 1,513 mm | April | 12 |
| Comayagua | no frost | April, 30.2 °C | January, 16.7 °C | 1,341 mm | February | 8 |
| Tegucigalpa | no frost | April, 29.4 °C | January, 14.9 °C | 1,451 mm | February | 18 |
| Choluteca | no frost | March, 37.7 °C | October, 23.2 °C | 2,573 mm | January | 3 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
