Lightning strikes in Honduras
The detection network has located 2,117 lightning strikes in Honduras since the archive began, including 1,406 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Honduras #54 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Honduras is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 24 |
| 2026-08-13 | 26 |
| 2026-08-12 | 67 |
| 2026-08-11 | 1,133 |
| 2026-08-10 | 118 |
| 2026-08-09 | 26 |
| 2026-08-08 | 12 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 12 |
| 2026-08-05 | 230 |
| 2026-08-04 | 142 |
| 2026-08-03 | 137 |
| 2026-08-02 | 2 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Honduras's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 1,439 | 1,019 | 68.0% |
| 2 | Gracias a Dios | 327 | 170 | 15.4% |
| 3 | Olancho | 94 | 45 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Colón | 69 | 47 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Atlántida | 58 | 49 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Cortés | 30 | 21 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Bay Islands | 30 | 30 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Yoro | 24 | 8 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Santa Bárbara | 17 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Lempira | 6 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Comayagua | 6 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Ocotepeque | 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Intibucá | 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 14 | El Paraíso | 3 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 15 | North Caribbean Coast | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 16 | La Paz | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Copán | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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