Choluteca Department · Honduras

Choluteca travel guide

Choluteca is a city in Choluteca Department, Honduras, home to about 153,000 people.

Nearest airport
TGU84 km · Toncontín Airport
Currency
HNLHonduran lempira
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Language
Spanish

Where to stay

Hotels in Choluteca

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Hotel Hacienda Gualiquemehotel0.8 km

When to go

The best time to visit Choluteca

Choluteca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; September is the wettest, with about 372 mm of rain.

0°18°37°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec372 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Choluteca: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toncontín Airport (TGU), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 128 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

TGU · Toncontín Airport

84.0 km from the centreICAO MHTG
large airport

XPL · Palmerola International Airport

128.2 km from the centreICAO MHPR

Questions

Choluteca: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Choluteca?

Choluteca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; September is the wettest, with about 372 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Choluteca?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toncontín Airport (TGU), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 128 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Choluteca?

Honduran lempira (HNL).

Nearby

Destinations near Choluteca

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.