Corinto climate — normals and trends
Corinto (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,603 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 July (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Corinto averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Corinto has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 13 April 2024) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 25 December 1989).
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
CorintoChinandega Department
- coords
- 12.48°, -87.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,603mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
34.2 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest day
21.7 °C
25 December 1989
Wettest day
222 mm
5 October 1987
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
17 November 2020
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
28 July 1996
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
16 April 2005
Coldest feels-like
19.0 °C
24 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.4 h
28 May 1999
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 | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 51 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -141 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 186 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 105 mm | -77 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 245 mm | -85 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 410 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Corinto?
Corinto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Corinto?
The hottest day measured in Corinto between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Corinto?
The coldest day measured in Corinto between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1989, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Corinto?
Almost never: Corinto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Corinto warmed?
Yes: Corinto warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Corinto?
The wettest day measured in Corinto between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1987, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Corinto?
The windiest day measured in Corinto between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2020, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Corinto?
The warmest month in Corinto is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Corinto?
Corinto receives on average 1,603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Corinto?
Corinto gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Corinto?
Yes: Corinto has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Corinto?
In Corinto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 16 April 2005, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 24 February 1989.
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