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Monthly climate in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Tomas features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1525 mm (60.0 inches) and receives 240 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Tomas enjoys an average of 3603 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua §

The warmest months in Santo Tomas are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Tomas experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua §

Santo Tomas usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 245 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Tomas are January, February and March. On average, 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29 (1.2) 29 (1.1) 31 (1.2) 44 (1.7) 242 (9.5) 206 (8.1) 123 (4.8) 161 (6.3) 210 (8.3) 282 (11.1) 122 (4.8) 45 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 10 10 11 22 28 28 27 28 28 21 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua §

The sunniest months in Santo Tomas are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Tomas: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253 292 327 326 302 296 310 298 294 288 299 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 48m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 9m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua §

Santo Tomas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santo Tomas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 11 10