Intibucá

Intibucá (Spanish pronunciation: [intiˈβuka]) is a city, with a population of 28,220 (2023 calculation),^[3] and a municipality in the department of Intibucá, Honduras. The urban area of Intibucá is an important transit and commercial site in the South-West region of Honduras.

Intibucá La ciudad del manto blanco
Municipality
Intibucá Location of Intibucá in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°19′24.37″N 88°11′5.31″W
Country	Honduras
Department	Intibucá
Head of parish	1791
Municipality of Gracias	1866
Municipality of Intibuca	1883
Government
• Type	Democratic Municipality
• Mayor	Javier Eusebio Martínez Ramos (PNH)[1]
Area
• Total	531 km2 (205 sq mi)
Elevation	1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Population  (2023 projection)[2]
• Total	70,092
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)
Postal code	14000
Municipality number	1006
Climate	Cwb

Climate

Intibucá and La Esperanza have a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb), It is characterized by having pleasant temperatures, even cold by Honduran measures. The annual difference between the coldest month (December) and the warmest month (April) is 5 °C. The climate is favorable for the cultivation of potatoes, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, and vegetables in general.

Climate data for Intibucá (Honduras) 1.700 – 2.200 msnm
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	78.6 (25.9)	84.0 (28.9)	89.4 (31.9)	91.0 (32.8)	88.3 (31.3)	86.0 (30.0)	88.2 (31.2)	90.1 (32.3)	87.3 (30.7)	82.8 (28.2)	82.2 (27.9)	79.2 (26.2)	91.0 (32.8)
Average high °F (°C)	66.7 (19.3)	69.4 (20.8)	74.1 (23.4)	76.8 (24.9)	77.9 (25.5)	75.0 (23.9)	71.6 (22.0)	71.6 (22.0)	70.9 (21.6)	70.3 (21.3)	68.0 (20.0)	67.1 (19.5)	71.6 (22.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)	61.0 (16.1)	62.4 (16.9)	62.2 (16.8)	64.4 (18.0)	65.8 (18.8)	67.6 (19.8)	64.9 (18.3)	63.3 (17.4)	62.8 (17.1)	62.8 (17.1)	64.0 (17.8)	62.6 (17.0)	63.7 (17.6)
Average low °F (°C)	47.5 (8.6)	47.7 (8.7)	50.5 (10.3)	53.1 (11.7)	54.9 (12.7)	57.0 (13.9)	57.2 (14.0)	55.0 (12.8)	54.9 (12.7)	55.4 (13.0)	52.2 (11.2)	47.7 (8.7)	52.8 (11.5)
Record low °F (°C)	25.0 (−3.9)	30.0 (−1.1)	31.8 (−0.1)	40.8 (4.9)	44.1 (6.7)	47.8 (8.8)	48.2 (9.0)	48.0 (8.9)	45.9 (7.7)	37.8 (3.2)	32.4 (0.2)	28.4 (−2.0)	25.0 (−3.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.4 (10)	0.4 (10)	0.8 (20)	2.2 (57)	2.7 (69)	7.1 (180)	5.6 (143)	5.2 (131)	4.6 (116)	4.2 (107)	2.0 (52)	0.8 (20)	36 (915)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14	3	5	16	16	24	22	23	25	16	16	15	195
Average relative humidity (%)	65	66	60	69	74	78	83	84	85	90	76	69	75
Source: Climate-data.org(http://es.climate-data.org/location/46747/)