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Managua, Nicaragua climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Managua has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is November averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1668 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 351 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Managua climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 215 | 207 | 197 | 346 | 351 | 340 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 215 | 207 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 197 | 346 | 351 | 340 | 0 | 2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 25 | 28 | 49 | 73 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 62 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 25 | 28 | 49 | 73 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 72 | 81 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 62 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 1 years of daily observations at Liberia, a weather station, about 188 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.