Copán Ruins
Honduras
An extraordinary ancient Maya city celebrated for its intricate stone carvings and towering hieroglyphic stairway.
Warmest month is April at 32°C on average. Coolest is January at 26°C.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$2.00 (~$2.00)Country-level price estimate for Honduras, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $2.75 (~$2.75)Country-level price estimate for Honduras, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology11h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors3,295 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 10°C | · |
| February | 28° | 10°C | · |
| March | 30° | 9°C | · |
| April | 32° | 6°C | · |
| May | 32° | 6°C | · |
| June | 30° | 5°C | · |
| July | 30° | 3°C | · |
| August | 30° | 4°C | · |
| September | 30° | 4°C | · |
| October | 28° | 6°C | · |
| November | 26° | 8°C | · |
| December | 26° | 9°C | · |
What to do
- Climb the spectacular Hieroglyphic Stairway featuring 2,000 carved glyphs
- Wander through the Great Plaza to examine meticulously detailed stelae
- Spot wild scarlet macaws flying freely around the park entrance gate
- Explore the subterranean Rosila Temple tunnel system
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.