HNL black market rate on Aug 20, 2026: 29.22 per USD
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 29.22 HNL on Honduras's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 28.85 HNL, reached a high of 29.26 and a low of 28.8, a trading range of 0.46 HNL (1.60%).
Across 194 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 28.99 HNL and the average price received when selling dollars was 29.5 HNL. Over the session the Honduran Lempira weakened against the dollar (+1.28% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Honduras on this date was 26.82 HNL per USD. The parallel-market close of 29.22 HNL therefore implied a premium of +8.94% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 19, 2026, close 29 HNL), the rate moved +0.76%.
One week earlier (Aug 13, 2026) the close was 27.75 HNL, so the weekly change was +5.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 21, 2026) the close was 28.21 HNL, a +3.60% 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 Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026?
- The USD to HNL parallel market rate closed at approximately 29.22 HNL per US dollar on Thursday, August 20, 2026, after trading between 28.8 and 29.26 HNL.
- How much did the HNL move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 28.85 to a close of 29.22 HNL, the parallel rate moved +1.28% on Aug 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HNL rate on that date?
- The official rate was 26.82 HNL per USD versus a parallel close of 29.22 HNL, a premium of +8.94%.
- Was the HNL black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 29 HNL on Aug 19, 2026, a change of +0.76%.
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.