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Monthly climate in El Jicaral, Nicaragua

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Jicaral features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1356 mm (53.4 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Jicaral enjoys an average of 3650 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Jicaral, Nicaragua

The warmest months in El Jicaral are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (83 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Jicaral 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 El Jicaral. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum36°C
(97°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(102°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(101°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(97°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(100°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(98°F)		35°C
(96°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Average high33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(91°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)
Minimum17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Jicaral, Nicaragua

El Jicaral usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 277 mm (10.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Jicaral are January, February and March. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Jicaral. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)2 (0.1)1 (0.0)2 (0.1)23 (0.9)250 (9.9)178 (7.0)51 (2.0)140 (5.5)232 (9.1)349 (13.8)122 (4.8)4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000419198182225101

Monthly sunshine hours in El Jicaral, Nicaragua

The sunniest months in El Jicaral are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Jicaral: January, September 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 El Jicaral. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours261296331326294294332319293270302327
Mean daily daylight hours11h 27m11h 43m12h 3m12h 24m12h 42m12h 50m12h 46m12h 30m12h 10m11h 49m11h 31m11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in El Jicaral, Nicaragua

El Jicaral 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 El Jicaral UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Jicaral. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111314141413141313131010