climigo

Nicaragua

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are February–March, the least hot. Avoid June–November (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain), April–May (hot, at times often rainy), December–January (hot).

Climate zones

Costa RicaEl SalvadorHondurasManaguaManaguaManaguaBluefieldsBluefieldsBluefieldsGranadaGranadaGranadaLeónLeónLeónMatagalpaMatagalpaMatagalpa

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°22°
February 30°22°
March 31°23°
April 32°24°
May 32°24°
June 30°24° torrential rain
July 30°24°
August 30°24°
September 30°24°
October 29°23°
November 29°23°
December 29°23°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.1 · 28.6 °CJanuary: 22.1 · 28.6 °C22.2 · 29.5 °CFebruary: 22.2 · 29.5 °C22.7 · 30.9 °CMarch: 22.7 · 30.9 °C23.8 · 32.2 °CApril: 23.8 · 32.2 °C24.4 · 31.5 °CMay: 24.4 · 31.5 °C24.1 · 29.9 °CJune: 24.1 · 29.9 °C23.9 · 29.6 °CJuly: 23.9 · 29.6 °C23.9 · 30.0 °CAugust: 23.9 · 30.0 °C23.6 · 30.0 °CSeptember: 23.6 · 30.0 °C23.3 · 29.2 °COctober: 23.3 · 29.2 °C22.8 · 28.5 °CNovember: 22.8 · 28.5 °C22.5 · 28.5 °CDecember: 22.5 · 28.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.1 – 28.6 °C
Feb 22.2 – 29.5 °C
Mar 22.7 – 30.9 °C
Apr 23.8 – 32.2 °C
May 24.4 – 31.5 °C
Jun 24.1 – 29.9 °C
Jul 23.9 – 29.6 °C
Aug 23.9 – 30.0 °C
Sep 23.6 – 30.0 °C
Oct 23.3 – 29.2 °C
Nov 22.8 – 28.5 °C
Dec 22.5 – 28.5 °C

How much it rains

January 82 mm11 d
February 51 mm8 d
March 38 mm7 d
April 46 mm8 d
May 190 mm17 d
June 316 mm23 d torrential rain
July 293 mm24 d
August 262 mm24 d
September 247 mm23 d
October 273 mm22 d
November 181 mm17 d
December 108 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec82 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 82 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day38 mm · 7 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 38 mm · 7 rain days · 5 mm a day46 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 46 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day190 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 190 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a day316 mm · 23 rain days · 14 mm a dayJune: 316 mm · 23 rain days · 14 mm a day293 mm · 24 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 293 mm · 24 rain days · 12 mm a day262 mm · 24 rain days · 11 mm a dayAugust: 262 mm · 24 rain days · 11 mm a day247 mm · 23 rain days · 11 mm a daySeptember: 247 mm · 23 rain days · 11 mm a day273 mm · 22 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 273 mm · 22 rain days · 12 mm a day181 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 181 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a day108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 82 mm11 d
Feb 51 mm8 d
Mar 38 mm7 d
Apr 46 mm8 d
May 190 mm17 d
Jun 316 mm23 d
Jul 293 mm24 d
Aug 262 mm24 d
Sep 247 mm23 d
Oct 273 mm22 d
Nov 181 mm17 d
Dec 108 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 28
February 11 h 44
March 12 h 03
April 12 h 25
May 12 h 42
June 12 h 52
July 12 h 48
August 12 h 33
September 12 h 12
October 11 h 52
November 11 h 33
December 11 h 23

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities