Internet weather reports may show the current temperature, but their forecasts for the Island of Roatan are notoriously incorrect. It is very common to see forecasts showing thunderstorms for almost every day in Roatan. The Honduran mainland area has a rainforest climate, and since Roatan is a relatively small island 35 miles from the mainland, the weather forecasters seem to generalize the reports for the entire area.

I have included two versions of weather reporting for the Roatan area. CNN's weather report link above in red lettering, and The Weather Channel's report at the top of this page. These are what most of us would consider to be very credible sources, but their pin-point accuracy in weather reporting for the island of Roatan, and in particular, the Reef House Resort's area of the island, is understandably far too general.

As Carol at the Reef House so aptly described the weather situation, "We can sit at the patio-bar [where it's warm and showing no signs of rain] and watch the thunderstorms on the mainland at night".

Rainy Season

The rainy season usually has little affect on the diving. 2005 was considered the worst year ever, but we were able to keep diving for the most part. We normally experience no lightning, just brief showers which don't often cool the air a great deal. Air temps are normally around 85 to 90 degrees, with the water temperature normally around 80 degrees.

The rainy season is generally late October and into November. Even when it does rain, the showers are usually brief and warm. Obviously the weather will do as it pleases so we recommend an e-mail to us, close to the time of your arrival, in order to give you an update on what to expect.

Hurricane Season

Late August and early September seem to be the time of year when our part of the world might hear about a hurricane building somewhere in the Atlantic. But Roatan has been very fortunate in the past... If you want to see what the National Hurricane Center is currently watching, click here: