USD to HNL Exchange Rate History — Honduras
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Honduran Lempira parallel (black market) rate moved from about 27.86 HNL on Jul 20, 2026 to 27.75 HNL on Jul 21, 2026 — a change of -0.4%. Across that window the Honduran Lempira held broadly steady against the dollar, trading between a low of 27.75 and a high of 27.98 HNL, averaging 27.88 HNL per US dollar.
Honduras manages the lempira on a crawling peg, so a modest parallel premium can appear when official dollars are tight.
How to read the HNL rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many HNL it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Honduran Lempira is losing value (more HNL per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (27.98) and the low (27.75) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 0.3% around the average.
What has moved the Honduran Lempira recently?
In Honduras, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as a crawling-peg exchange system, remittance dependence, import demand. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Central Bank of Honduras (BCH) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical HNL rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to HNL page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.