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Ocotal, Nicaragua climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Ocotal has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 826 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 150 mm while February barely receives 3 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)Ocotal climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 107 | 144 | 61 | 90 | 115 | 150 | 72 | 24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 107 | 144 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 90 | 115 | 150 | 72 | 24 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 68 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 73 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 68 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Toncontin Intl, a weather station, about 93 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.