Region · Honduras
Where to stay in Cortés Department
This guide covers 7 destinations in Cortés Department, a first-level administrative division of Honduras, with 16 places to stay between them. The largest by population are San Pedro Sula, Choloma and Villanueva. Across its destinations, December to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP).
- Destinations in this guide
- 7
- Places to stay
- 16
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to February
- Main airport
- SAPRamón Villeda Morales International Airport
- Currency
- HNLHonduran lempira
- Time zone
- America/Tegucigalpa
Destinations
Destinations in Cortés Department
Every destination in this guide in Cortés Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro Sula | 719,064 | 14 | SAP · 12 km |
| Choloma | 231,668 | 1 | SAP · 18 km |
| Santa Cruz de Yojoa | 82,760 | 1 | SAP · 53 km |
| Villanueva | 149,977 | SAP · 17 km | |
| Puerto Cortés | 122,426 | SAP · 44 km | |
| La Lima | 71,910 | SAP · 1 km | |
| San Manuel | 53,083 | SAP · 13 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Cortés Department
16 hotels in Cortés Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Boutique Hotel La Cordillera | San Pedro Sula | |
| Copantl Hotel & Convention Center | San Pedro Sula | |
| Dos Molinos B&B | San Pedro Sula | |
| Honduyate | Santa Cruz de Yojoa | |
| Hotel Ejecutivo | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Gran Mediterraneo | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Las Cascadas | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Latitud 15 | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Los Andes | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Martell | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Monteolivos | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Primavera Boutique | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hotel Real InterContinental San Pedro Sula | San Pedro Sula | |
| Hyatt Place San Pedro Sula | San Pedro Sula | |
| Paraiso Rainforest and Beach Hotel | Choloma | |
| Real Guanacaste | San Pedro Sula |
When to go
Best time to visit Cortés Department
From the climate of 7 destinations in Cortés Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 of 7 | 28 °C | 91 mm |
| February | 1 of 7 | 30 °C | 55 mm |
| March | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 48 mm |
| April | 0 of 7 | 33 °C | 52 mm |
| May | 0 of 7 | 33 °C | 147 mm |
| June | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 238 mm |
| July | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 208 mm |
| August | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 230 mm |
| September | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 248 mm |
| October | 0 of 7 | 30 °C | 241 mm |
| November | 0 of 7 | 28 °C | 175 mm |
| December | 1 of 7 | 28 °C | 115 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Cortés Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Cortés Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
XPL · Palmerola International Airport
PLJ · Placencia Airport
LCE · Golosón International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Cortés Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Honduras
Nearby
Regions near Cortés Department
Other regions of Honduras with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.