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Monthly climate in Granada, Nicaragua

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Granada features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1423 mm (56.0 inches) and receives 171 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Granada enjoys an average of 3757 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 Granada, Nicaragua §

The warmest months in Granada are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Granada experiences 329 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 Granada, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Granada, Nicaragua §

Granada usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 271 mm (10.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Granada are January, February and March. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Granada, 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) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 22 (0.9) 256 (10.1) 225 (8.9) 98 (3.9) 146 (5.8) 198 (7.8) 333 (13.1) 117 (4.6) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 0 5 22 27 22 24 26 27 13 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Granada, Nicaragua §

The sunniest months in Granada are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Granada: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Granada, 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 263 297 333 330 315 313 336 324 309 297 308 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 48m 12h 43m 12h 29m 12h 9m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Granada, Nicaragua §

Granada 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 Granada UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Granada, 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 14 14 13 13 13 10 10