Cortés Department · Honduras

Villanueva travel guide

Villanueva is a city in Cortés Department, Honduras, home to about 150,000 people.

Nearest airport
SAP17 km · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
Currency
HNLHonduran lempira
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Villanueva

Villanueva has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; September is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.

0°16°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec248 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 Villanueva: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 78 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 111 km) are also within reach.

large airport

SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport

17.0 km from the centreICAO MHLM
medium airport

PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport

78.3 km from the centreICAO MGPB
large airport

XPL · Palmerola International Airport

111.2 km from the centreICAO MHPR

Questions

Villanueva: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Villanueva?

Villanueva has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; September is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Villanueva?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 78 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 111 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Villanueva?

Honduran lempira (HNL).

Nearby

Destinations near Villanueva

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.