HNL black market rate on Sep 12, 2026: 27.17 per USD
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 27.17 HNL on Honduras's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 27.08 HNL, reached a high of 27.2 and a low of 26.35, a trading range of 0.85 HNL (3.23%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 26.94 HNL and the average price received when selling dollars was 28.3 HNL. Over the session the Honduran Lempira weakened against the dollar (+0.31% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Honduras on this date was 26.85 HNL per USD. The parallel-market close of 27.17 HNL therefore implied a premium of +1.16% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 11, 2026, close 27.1 HNL), the rate moved +0.24%.
One week earlier (Sep 5, 2026) the close was 27.32 HNL, so the weekly change was -0.55%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 13, 2026) the close was 27.75 HNL, a -2.11% 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 Sep 12, 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 Sep 12, 2026?
- The USD to HNL parallel market rate closed at approximately 27.17 HNL per US dollar on Saturday, September 12, 2026, after trading between 26.35 and 27.2 HNL.
- How much did the HNL move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 27.08 to a close of 27.17 HNL, the parallel rate moved +0.31% on Sep 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HNL rate on that date?
- The official rate was 26.85 HNL per USD versus a parallel close of 27.17 HNL, a premium of +1.16%.
- Was the HNL black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 27.1 HNL on Sep 11, 2026, a change of +0.24%.
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.