According to the wikipedia article for Tegucigalpa, the average monthly highs and lows for the city vary very little. The lowest monthly average low (57.7 in Jan.) and the highest average monthly low (64.8 in May and June) differ by a whopping 7 degrees. Similarly, the highest average high (86.4 in April and May) and the lowest average high (77.7 in Dec.) differ by fewer than 9 degrees. The yearly averages are nicely symmetrical:
Average High - 82No point in even having words for the seasons.
Daily Mean - 72
Average Low - 62
If you take another look at that chart though, there is a datum that does show variation: precipitation. The rainiest months (June and September) have over 9 more inches of rain than the driest months (January and February).
The color-coding highlights another pattern, that the rainy season is not an undifferentiated period of wetness. A wet May and June give way to a moderately wet July and August followed by another month of heavier rain in September and October. Kind of reminds me of this:
"Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains." James 5:7
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