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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 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 57°F at night. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 5.9 inches while February barely receives 0.12 inches.
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 (°F) | 80 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
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 (mph) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 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 (mph) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
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.