Cortés Department · Honduras
Choloma travel guide
Choloma is a city in Cortés Department, Honduras, home to about 232,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SAP18 km · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Currency
- HNLHonduran lempira
- Time zone
- America/Tegucigalpa
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Choloma
Choloma is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is the third-largest city in Honduras with a population of 220,300 (2023 calculation).
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Where to stay
Hotels in Choloma
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Paraiso Rainforest and Beach Hotel | 19.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Choloma
Choloma has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 380 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Choloma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 69 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 112 km) are also within reach.
SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
PLJ · Placencia Airport
Questions
Choloma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Choloma?
Choloma has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 380 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Choloma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 69 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 112 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Choloma?
Honduran lempira (HNL).
Nearby
Destinations near Choloma
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.