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Solar data for Honduras
Across the 65 places in Honduras the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 14° in San Pedro Sula to 16° in San Lorenzo, and flat ground gets 4.8 to 5.8 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Honduras at a glance
Averages over 65 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.85–5.04
- 5.04–5.23
- 5.23–5.42
- 5.42–5.61
- 5.61–5.80
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Honduras is San Lorenzo (Valle Department) with 5.80 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Dulce Nombre de Culmí with 4.85. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,450 kWh a year in Dulce Nombre de Culmí to 1,726 kWh in San Lorenzo — 1,530 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 14° in San Pedro Sula to 16° in San Lorenzo. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 21° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.35 kWh per kWp a day in Marcovia and 1.51 kWh in La Ceiba.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Honduras
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo | Valle Department | 5.80 | 1,726 | 16° |
| 2 | Marcovia | Choluteca Department | 5.74 | 1,709 | 15° |
| 3 | Langue | Valle Department | 5.73 | 1,711 | 16° |
| 4 | Ciudad Choluteca | Choluteca Department | 5.66 | 1,687 | 15° |
| 5 | Colomoncagua | Intibucá Department | 5.54 | 1,663 | 15° |
| 6 | Sabanagrande | Francisco Morazán Department | 5.48 | 1,640 | 15° |
| 7 | Erandique | Lempira Department | 5.39 | 1,622 | 15° |
| 8 | Yamaranguila | Intibucá Department | 5.34 | 1,607 | 15° |
| 9 | Belén Gualcho | Ocotepeque Department | 5.33 | 1,611 | 15° |
| 10 | Corquín | Copán Department | 5.31 | 1,605 | 15° |
Least sunny places in Honduras
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Juticalpa | Olancho Department | 4.89 | 1,465 | 14° |
| 61 | Gualaco | Olancho Department | 4.88 | 1,462 | 14° |
| 63 | San Pedro Sula | Cortés Department | 4.87 | 1,451 | 14° |
| 64 | Catacamas | Olancho Department | 4.86 | 1,455 | 14° |
| 65 | Dulce Nombre de Culmí | Olancho Department | 4.85 | 1,450 | 14° |
Solar by region in Honduras
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Department | 2 | 5.76 | 1,718 | 16° | 1.36 kWh | San Lorenzo |
| Choluteca Department | 2 | 5.70 | 1,698 | 15° | 1.35 kWh | Marcovia |
| Intibucá Department | 2 | 5.44 | 1,635 | 15° | 1.41 kWh | Colomoncagua |
| Ocotepeque Department | 1 | 5.33 | 1,611 | 15° | 1.43 kWh | Belén Gualcho |
| Francisco Morazán Department | 3 | 5.31 | 1,591 | 15° | 1.41 kWh | Sabanagrande |
| La Paz Department | 1 | 5.26 | 1,582 | 15° | 1.43 kWh | La Paz |
| Copán Department | 4 | 5.26 | 1,589 | 15° | 1.44 kWh | Corquín |
| Lempira Department | 3 | 5.24 | 1,578 | 15° | 1.44 kWh | Erandique |
| Comayagua Department | 5 | 5.15 | 1,548 | 14° | 1.44 kWh | Villa de San Antonio |
| El Paraíso Department | 4 | 5.10 | 1,530 | 14° | 1.42 kWh | Morocelí |
| Atlántida Department | 4 | 5.03 | 1,500 | 14° | 1.50 kWh | La Ceiba |
| Colón Department | 4 | 5.00 | 1,494 | 14° | 1.49 kWh | Iriona |
| Santa Bárbara Department | 7 | 5.00 | 1,500 | 14° | 1.45 kWh | Azacualpa |
| Yoro Department | 8 | 4.96 | 1,486 | 14° | 1.45 kWh | Victoria |
| Cortés Department | 11 | 4.95 | 1,478 | 14° | 1.46 kWh | Santa Cruz de Yojoa |
| Olancho Department | 4 | 4.87 | 1,458 | 14° | 1.43 kWh | Juticalpa |
Largest places in Honduras at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegucigalpa | 14.1° N | 15° | 12° | 5.30 |
| San Pedro Sula | 15.5° N | 14° | 31° | 4.87 |
| Danlí | 14.0° N | 14° | 12° | 5.07 |
| La Ceiba | 15.8° N | 14° | 30° | 5.05 |
| La Ceiba | 15.8° N | 14° | 30° | 5.05 |
| Puerto Cortez | 15.8° N | 14° | 30° | 4.99 |
| Catacamas | 14.9° N | 14° | 17° | 4.86 |
| Choloma | 15.6° N | 14° | 31° | 4.91 |
| Siguatepeque | 14.6° N | 14° | 19° | 5.13 |
| Olanchito | 15.5° N | 14° | 29° | 4.92 |
| Tocoa | 15.7° N | 14° | 27° | 5.00 |
| El Progreso | 15.4° N | 14° | 30° | 4.91 |
| Santa Cruz de Yojoa | 15.0° N | 14° | 24° | 5.03 |
| Ciudad Choluteca | 13.3° N | 15° | 8° | 5.66 |
| San Pedro de Copán | 14.6° N | 15° | 15° | 5.28 |
| Comayagua | 14.5° N | 14° | 18° | 5.17 |
| Omoa | 15.8° N | 14° | 30° | 4.96 |
| El Negrito | 15.3° N | 14° | 29° | 4.94 |
| Sonaguera | 15.6° N | 14° | 29° | 4.98 |
| Quimistán | 15.3° N | 14° | 29° | 4.89 |
Daylight and clock time in Honduras
In Iriona (16.0° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 05 min and the shortest 11 h 11 min; in Marcovia (13.3° N), the southernmost, 12 h 55 min and 11 h 21 min. Honduras does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Tegucigalpa | 65 | UTC−6 | no daylight saving time |