HNL black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 28.37 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 28.37 HNL on Honduras's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 29.23 HNL, reached a high of 29.25 and a low of 28.1, a trading range of 1.15 HNL (4.09%).
Across 278 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 28.67 HNL and the average price received when selling dollars was 29.51 HNL. Over the session the Honduran Lempira strengthened against the dollar (-2.93% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Honduras on this date was 22.94 HNL per USD. The parallel-market close of 28.37 HNL therefore implied a premium of +23.70% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 21, 2026, close 29.23 HNL), the rate moved -2.93%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 27.73 HNL, so the weekly change was +2.31%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 27.99 HNL, a +1.36% 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 22, 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 22, 2026?
- The USD to HNL parallel market rate closed at approximately 28.37 HNL per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 28.1 and 29.25 HNL.
- How much did the HNL move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 29.23 to a close of 28.37 HNL, the parallel rate moved -2.93% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HNL rate on that date?
- The official rate was 22.94 HNL per USD versus a parallel close of 28.37 HNL, a premium of +23.70%.
- Was the HNL black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 29.23 HNL on Aug 21, 2026, a change of -2.93%.
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.