Cortés Department · Honduras

Santa Cruz de Yojoa travel guide

Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a city in Cortés Department, Honduras, home to about 83,000 people.

Best months
December to February
Nearest airport
SAP53 km · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
Currency
HNLHonduran lempira
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Santa Cruz de Yojoa

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Cruz de Yojoa are December to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 333 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec333 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 Santa Cruz de Yojoa: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 53 km from the city centre in a straight line; Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 73 km) and Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 112 km) are also within reach.

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SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport

52.5 km from the centreICAO MHLM
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XPL · Palmerola International Airport

72.7 km from the centreICAO MHPR
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PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport

111.6 km from the centreICAO MGPB

Questions

Santa Cruz de Yojoa: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Santa Cruz de Yojoa?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Cruz de Yojoa are December to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 333 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Santa Cruz de Yojoa?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 53 km from the city centre in a straight line; Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 73 km) and Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 112 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Santa Cruz de Yojoa?

Honduran lempira (HNL).

Nearby

Destinations near Santa Cruz de Yojoa

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.