Bluefields climate — normals and trends
Bluefields (Nicaragua) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,715 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bluefields averages 0 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 316 rainy days per year.
Bluefields has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 3 May 2013) and the coldest 19.6 °C (on 14 January 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BluefieldsSouth Caribbean Coast
- coords
- 12.01°, -83.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,715mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
316 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.8 °C
3 May 2013
Coldest day
19.6 °C
14 January 1956
Wettest day
181 mm
22 October 1988
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
21 October 1988
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
22 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
28 August 2008
Coldest feels-like
17.9 °C
14 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.7 h
16 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 286 mm | +173 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 118 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 204 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 545 mm | +185 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 346 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 290 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 297 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 321 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 434 mm | +162 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 163 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bluefields?
Bluefields has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,715 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bluefields?
The hottest day measured in Bluefields between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2013, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bluefields?
The coldest day measured in Bluefields between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1956, at 19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bluefields?
Almost never: Bluefields sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bluefields warmed?
Yes: Bluefields warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bluefields?
The wettest day measured in Bluefields between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1988, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bluefields?
The windiest day measured in Bluefields between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1988, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bluefields?
The warmest month in Bluefields is May (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bluefields?
Bluefields receives on average 2,715 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 316 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bluefields?
Bluefields gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bluefields?
Yes: Bluefields has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bluefields?
In Bluefields, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 28 August 2008, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 14 January 1956.
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