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Monthly climate in El Sauce, Nicaragua

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Sauce features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1422 mm (56.0 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Sauce enjoys an average of 3639 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Sauce, Nicaragua

The warmest months in El Sauce are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Sauce 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 Sauce. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)		35°C
(96°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(97°F)		37°C
(98°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(96°F)		37°C
(98°F)		36°C
(98°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)
Average high31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average low20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Minimum17°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Sauce, Nicaragua

El Sauce usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 291 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Sauce 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 Sauce. 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 (0.1)3 (0.1)30 (1.2)280 (11.0)199 (7.8)54 (2.1)159 (6.3)243 (9.6)349 (13.7)97 (3.8)5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000620208172324101

Monthly sunshine hours in El Sauce, Nicaragua

The sunniest months in El Sauce are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 33 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Sauce: 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 El Sauce. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours259295329322296292328321297272299324
Mean daily daylight hours11h 26m11h 42m12h 3m12h 24m12h 42m12h 51m12h 46m12h 30m12h 10m11h 49m11h 30m11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in El Sauce, Nicaragua

El Sauce 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 El Sauce UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Sauce. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111315151414141413141110