Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Cabezas features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2156 mm (84.9 inches) and receives 295 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Cabezas enjoys an average of 3503 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Puerto Cabezas are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Cabezas experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua with other places around the world.
Puerto Cabezas usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 28 rainy days and 289 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Cabezas are January, February and April. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) | 52 (2.1) | 70 (2.8) | 57 (2.2) | 260 (10.2) | 269 (10.6) | 230 (9.1) | 250 (9.8) | 198 (7.8) | 305 (12.0) | 292 (11.5) | 110 (4.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
The sunniest months in Puerto Cabezas are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Cabezas: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 296 | 331 | 329 | 304 | 269 | 293 | 289 | 300 | 266 | 277 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 17m |
Puerto Cabezas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Puerto Cabezas UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |