La Ceiba
City in Honduras: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
La Ceiba is a city in Honduras, in Atlántida Department. About 215,973 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Honduras in our atlas.
It lies at 15.77° N, 86.83° W, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Tegucigalpa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: La Ceiba. Green dots: other major cities of Honduras. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
La Ceiba has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 23°C (73°F). Around 2,069 mm (81 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in HondurasNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- La Ceiba · 6 km
- Puerto Cortez · 117 km
- Choloma · 121 km
- San Pedro Sula · 131 km
- Catacamas · 143 km
- Siguatepeque · 168 km
- Tegucigalpa · 191 km
- Danlí · 194 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8556321 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25277255 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.