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Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is a city in Honduras. Compare its dated local facts and monthly climate before choosing a time to visit or planning a move. Housing references and national earnings describe different populations; verify the costs of your own home and job before deciding.

Tegucigalpa — Tegucigalpa downtown panoramic 2026

Get to know Tegucigalpa

A sense of the place

Tegucigalpa —formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District , and colloquially referred to as Tegus, Teguz or Cerrocigalpa —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela. Claimed on 29 September 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the Honduran capital on 30 October 1880, under President Marco Aurelio Soto, when he moved the seat of government from Comayagua, which had been the Honduran capital since its independence in 1841. The 1936 constitution established Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District, and the current 1982 Honduran Constitution continues to define the sister cities as a Central District that serves as the permanent national capital. Tegucigalpa is located in the southern-central highland region known as the department of Francisco Morazán of which it is also the departmental capital. It is situated in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, being sister cities, are physically separated by the Choluteca River. The Central District is the largest of the 28 municipalities in the Francisco Morazán department.

Weather through the year

When to visit Tegucigalpa

Temperature

April has the warmest monthly average (26.0°C); November is coolest (21.3°C). These averages include nights, so daytime highs can be considerably warmer.

Rain and outdoor plans

September averages about 213 mm of rain, compared with 8 mm in January. For an outdoor-focused trip, compare the drier months before choosing dates.

Planning time outdoors

January, November, December combine monthly mean temperatures of 12–22°C with less than 100 mm of precipitation. These are useful dates to compare for a walking-focused visit; check daylight, opening times and the forecast for your actual trip.

Monthly mean temperatures reach at least 25°C in April. For sightseeing, plan shade, water breaks and accommodation cooling into your day; daytime temperatures can be higher than these day-and-night averages.

Monthly climate averages — 2001-2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average °C21.823.424.726.024.923.123.323.722.822.021.321.3
Rain, mm8810401702011141482131844328

Source: NASA POWER climatology · Reference period: 2001-2020. Long-term averages for the surrounding grid area. Conditions vary within a city; monthly averages are neither a forecast nor a guarantee of dry days.

Places around Tegucigalpa

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Average rent in Tegucigalpa

What is the average rent in Tegucigalpa?

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Average salary in Tegucigalpa

What is the average salary in Tegucigalpa?

433.4 USD/month is the gross employee-pay reference dated 2025. It describes Honduras, not average salary in Tegucigalpa. Gross pay is before deductions; household earnings depend on the household model. Use a current offer and your own tax circumstances for take-home budgeting.

Source: ILO — Average gross monthly earnings of employees · Reference date: 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (ILO datasets published from 3 May 2023)

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Plan your stay

Budget and everyday decisions

A holiday budget

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Tegucigalpa at a glance

Honduras: the wider context

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