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Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Puerto Cabezas has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2173 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 337 mm while March barely receives 50 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)Puerto Cabezas climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 122 | 66 | 50 | 57 | 174 | 239 | 228 | 211 | 202 | 315 | 337 | 173 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 122 | 66 | 50 | 57 | 174 | 239 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 228 | 211 | 202 | 315 | 337 | 173 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 43 | 39 | 45 | 65 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 85 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 43 | 39 | 45 | 65 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 85 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Puerto Lempira, a weather station, about 139 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.