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Monthly climate in San Nicolas, Estelí, Nicaragua

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Nicolas features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1369 mm (53.9 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Nicolas enjoys an average of 3639 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Nicolas, Estelí, Nicaragua §

The warmest months in San Nicolas are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Nicolas experiences 324 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 San Nicolas, Estelí, 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
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Nicolas, Estelí, Nicaragua §

San Nicolas usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 270 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Nicolas are January, February and March. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Nicolas, Estelí, 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) 7 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 36 (1.4) 297 (11.7) 182 (7.2) 68 (2.7) 141 (5.6) 208 (8.2) 305 (12.0) 100 (3.9) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 1 7 21 22 12 20 23 25 11 3

Monthly sunshine hours in San Nicolas, Estelí, Nicaragua §

The sunniest months in San Nicolas are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Nicolas: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Nicolas, Estelí, 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 259 295 329 322 296 292 328 321 297 272 299 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 51m 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in San Nicolas, Estelí, Nicaragua §

San Nicolas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 San Nicolas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Nicolas, Estelí, 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 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 11 10