HNL black market rate on Jul 28, 2026: 28.77 per USD
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 28.77 HNL on Honduras's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 28.32 HNL, reached a high of 28.78 and a low of 27.5, a trading range of 1.27 HNL (4.64%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 28.15 HNL and the average price received when selling dollars was 29.45 HNL. Over the session the Honduran Lempira weakened against the dollar (+1.59% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 28, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Honduras on this date was 26.78 HNL per USD. The parallel-market close of 28.77 HNL therefore implied a premium of +7.44% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Jul 28, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 27, 2026, close 28.32 HNL), the rate moved +1.59%.
One week earlier (Jul 21, 2026) the close was 28.21 HNL, so the weekly change was +2.00%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 28, 2026) the close was 28.08 HNL, a +2.48% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Honduras's USD/HNL parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Jul 28, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Honduran Lempira black market rate on Jul 28, 2026?
- The USD to HNL parallel market rate closed at approximately 28.77 HNL per US dollar on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, after trading between 27.5 and 28.78 HNL.
- How much did the HNL move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 28.32 to a close of 28.77 HNL, the parallel rate moved +1.59% on Jul 28, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HNL rate on that date?
- The official rate was 26.78 HNL per USD versus a parallel close of 28.77 HNL, a premium of +7.44%.
- Was the HNL black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 28.32 HNL on Jul 27, 2026, a change of +1.59%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Honduras in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Honduran Lempira history or today's live rate.