What's on in Copán (Copán Ruinas), Honduras through the year

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Dry season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Dry season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Feria de San José, Semana Santa

• Festival

  Feria de San José

  2–24 Mar · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  The town's patron fair takes the plaza for the best part of a week in March: masses, a rodeo, food stalls and bands that run late. The rooms go to Hondurans, not to people here for the ruins. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Semana Santa

  29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Honduran families take the whole week and the archaeological park is busier than at any other point in the year. Buses from San Pedro Sula and the border crossing from Guatemala both run full. Source ↗

Still on: Dry season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Semana Santa

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Semana Santa (29 Mar – 5 Apr), Dry season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in June.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in July.

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  14–15 SepNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  School bands practise for weeks and then march through Copán Ruinas on the fifteenth. Banks and offices shut and the buses run to a holiday timetable either side of it. Source ↗

Busy — Semana Morazánica

• Holiday

  Semana Morazánica

  7–10 OctNational holidayCrowdedBook earlyClosures

  Honduras moved three October holidays into one block to make a domestic travel week, and Copán takes a good share of it. The exact dates are set by decree each year, so book the hotel before they are announced. Source ↗

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Dry season

  15 Nov – 30 Apr · usually

  The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable. The hills around the town go brown by March and the river drops to nothing.

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Dry season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))