San Pedro Sula
City in Honduras: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Panoramica general sps 05: Gervaldez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras, in Cortés Department. About 801,259 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Honduras in our atlas.
It lies at 15.51° N, 88.03° W, about 90 m (295 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Tegucigalpa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: San Pedro Sula. Green dots: other major cities of Honduras. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
San Pedro Sula has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,546 mm (61 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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
- Choloma · 14 km
- Puerto Cortez · 37 km
- Siguatepeque · 103 km
- La Ceiba · 131 km
- La Ceiba · 136 km
- Tegucigalpa · 181 km
- Danlí · 225 km
- Catacamas · 239 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3601782 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25268962 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Panoramica general sps 05: Gervaldez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)