Copán
Copán Ruinas, Honduras UNESCO World Heritage Site
Copán is an archaeological site and World Heritage Site located in Copán Ruinas, Honduras. It is one of the sights of the country on this site and is the most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia. Covering an area of 0.151 square kilometers, it offers visitors a chance to see a designated World Heritage Site.
Planning a visit
The site is open daily from 08:00 to 18:00. For drier weather, months like January through April experience lower rainfall, with March seeing 13 mm of rain on about 8 days and daily highs of 27 °C and lows of 18 °C. Months such as June through September see significantly higher rainfall, reaching 211 mm on about 25 days in June.
The nearest airport is Puerto Barrios Airport at 116 km, while Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula is 148 km away. The capital Tegucigalpa is 224 km away. Nearby, you can visit Quiriguá, which is located 49.2 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 29 °C. The wettest is June, with about 211 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Average low, °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Rainfall, mm | 19 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 100 | 211 | 150 | 163 | 198 | 110 | 45 | 28 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
