Copán Department · Honduras

Santa Rosa de Copán travel guide

Santa Rosa de Copán is a city in Copán Department, Honduras, home to about 61,000 people.

Best months
November to March
Nearest airport
PBR109 km · Puerto Barrios Airport
Currency
HNLHonduran lempira
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Santa Rosa de Copán

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Rosa de Copán are November to March. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 293 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec293 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 Rosa de Copán: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), about 109 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP, 119 km) and Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 124 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport

109.1 km from the centreICAO MGPB
large airport

SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport

119.2 km from the centreICAO MHLM
medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

124.3 km from the centreICAO MSSS

Questions

Santa Rosa de Copán: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Santa Rosa de Copán?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Rosa de Copán are November to March. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 293 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Santa Rosa de Copán?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), about 109 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP, 119 km) and Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 124 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Santa Rosa de Copán?

Honduran lempira (HNL).

Nearby

Destinations near Santa Rosa de Copán

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.