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Honduras - Facts

Apr 17, 2025
  • Honduras is a country in Central America. To the north is the Caribbean Sea, with extensive beaches and the second largest barrier reef in the world. To the south is the Pacific Ocean. Its neighboring countries are Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Its mostly mountainous territory contributes to the diversity of climates and the rich and extensive flora and fauna that characterize this tropical country. Tegucigalpa is the capital city.
  • Honduras' Pacific coastline on the Gulf of Fonseca is only about 70 miles long compared to a 400-mile shoreline in the Caribbean.
  • Honduras has an estimated population of over 9 million people.
  • Spanish is spoken throughout the mainland, although it is a second language for some indigenous communities in the Moskitia and Garifuna towns on the north coast. In the Bay Islands, Spanish is becoming more widely spoken especially on Roatán, though nearly all islanders speak English, even if the dialect can be a little difficult for some visitors to understand.
  • The official currency of Honduras is the Lempira (L).
  • Honduras observes Central Standard Time all year (UTC -6). There are no Daylight Saving Time.
  • Honduras maintains an average annual temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. However, it only has two defined seasons: the dry, which begins in November and ends between April and May, and the rainy, which is centralized in the months of May, June, July, September and October. More in Weather.
  • The Bay Islands are the country's prime sailing attraction, a perfect cruising ground whose popularity with yachts has increased steadily in recent years as an alternative to the Eastern Caribbean, and the Virgin Islands - less crowded, and scenically on a par with the Virgins. Provisioning and repair facilities are best on Roatan.
  • Roatan, Utila, Guanaja, on the Bay Islands, and La Ceiba on the mainland, are the Ports of Entry where officials are most used to dealing with yachts.
  • Facilities generally have improved as more cruising boats visit Honduras; there are two new marinas at La Ceiba. Lagoon Marina has 24-hour security and is a good place to leave the boat while visiting some of the attractions of Honduras' interior such as the Copan Maya ruins.
  • The rest of Honduras is less tempting to explore by sea and although the mountainous north coast is scenically attractive, the lack of harbors make cruising along it very difficult, while the western Pacific coast is featureless and uninteresting.

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