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Monthly climate in El Cua, Nicaragua

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1642 mm (64.6 inches) and receives 253 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Cua enjoys an average of 3413 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Cua, Nicaragua

The warmest months in El Cua are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cua experiences 272 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 El Cua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average high25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Average low17°C
(64°F)		17°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Minimum13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(64°F)		17°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		15°C
(59°F)		13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Cua, Nicaragua

El Cua usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 238 mm (9.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Cua are January, February and March. On average, 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Cua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)48 (1.9)50 (2.0)49 (1.9)86 (3.4)253 (10.0)220 (8.7)150 (5.9)167 (6.6)187 (7.4)241 (9.5)124 (4.9)67 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)141414112428272727272020

Monthly sunshine hours in El Cua, Nicaragua

The sunniest months in El Cua are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 3 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Cua: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Cua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours238280314315284264282285290269290295
Mean daily daylight hours11h 25m11h 41m12h 3m12h 25m12h 44m12h 53m12h 48m12h 31m12h 10m11h 48m11h 29m11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in El Cua, Nicaragua

El Cua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 El Cua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Cua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111314141413141413131110