El Viejo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of El Viejo?

El Viejo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,912 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Viejo?

The hottest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2023, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in El Viejo?

The coldest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 17.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in El Viejo?

Almost never: El Viejo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of El Viejo warmed?

Yes: El Viejo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in El Viejo?

The wettest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1987, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in El Viejo?

The windiest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2020, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in El Viejo?

The warmest month in El Viejo is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in El Viejo?

El Viejo receives on average 1,912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in El Viejo?

El Viejo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

El Viejo (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,912 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 April (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

El Viejo averages 0 frost days, 335 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.

El Viejo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 6 May 2023) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 15 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

El ViejoChinandega Department

coords: 12.66°, -87.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthOctoberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

33.1°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,912mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

335 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

164 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.7 °C

Average feels-like low

28.1 °C

Average peak gust

31.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.6 °C

6 May 2023

Coldest day

17.1 °C

15 January 1956

Wettest day

227 mm

5 October 1987

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

17 November 2020

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

28 July 1996

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

26 March 2013

Coldest feels-like

16.2 °C

14 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.4 h

25 May 2015

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.1 °C29 May 2025	22.4 °C18 January 2025	29.5 °C	1,477 mm	361
2024	39.9 °C12 April 2024	21.0 °C9 February 2024	29.2 °C	2,517 mm	340
2023	40.6 °C6 May 2023	20.7 °C16 January 2023	29.4 °C	1,751 mm	356
2022	38.8 °C12 April 2022	21.3 °C15 December 2022	28.4 °C	2,793 mm	340
2021	38.4 °C15 May 2021	21.4 °C5 February 2021	29.0 °C	1,898 mm	362
2020	39.2 °C19 February 2020	21.4 °C10 December 2020	28.9 °C	2,393 mm	339
2019	38.8 °C16 April 2019	21.8 °C2 December 2019	29.3 °C	1,594 mm	356
2018	39.1 °C20 April 2018	20.9 °C14 December 2018	29.0 °C	1,584 mm	353
2017	38.8 °C7 April 2017	21.4 °C25 January 2017	28.7 °C	2,146 mm	348
2016	39.3 °C7 April 2016	20.0 °C23 November 2016	29.2 °C	1,791 mm	358
2015	38.9 °C13 May 2015	22.5 °C2 December 2015	29.7 °C	1,790 mm	358
2014	39.4 °C9 April 2014	22.1 °C28 January 2014	29.1 °C	1,686 mm	357
2013	38.5 °C25 April 2013	22.5 °C16 January 2013	28.8 °C	1,624 mm	359
2012	37.7 °C12 March 2012	21.4 °C24 December 2012	28.4 °C	1,720 mm	357
2011	38.5 °C5 May 2011	20.7 °C3 December 2011	28.1 °C	2,292 mm	335
2010	38.6 °C23 March 2010	19.3 °C16 December 2010	28.1 °C	2,668 mm	329
2009	38.4 °C24 April 2009	21.3 °C22 December 2009	28.7 °C	1,705 mm	356
2008	38.6 °C19 April 2008	21.1 °C3 February 2008	28.1 °C	2,334 mm	334
2007	38.5 °C4 March 2007	19.7 °C11 February 2007	28.2 °C	2,274 mm	330
2006	39.0 °C31 March 2006	18.2 °C23 November 2006	28.6 °C	1,847 mm	349
2005	40.1 °C16 April 2005	19.8 °C25 November 2005	28.4 °C	2,154 mm	332
2004	39.1 °C8 May 2004	21.2 °C25 January 2004	28.7 °C	1,450 mm	360
2003	39.0 °C9 March 2003	21.2 °C8 December 2003	28.5 °C	1,856 mm	358
2002	39.4 °C13 May 2002	21.8 °C10 January 2002	29.0 °C	1,371 mm	346
2001	39.2 °C30 April 2001	21.5 °C8 January 2001	28.5 °C	1,482 mm	343
2000	38.0 °C9 April 2000	19.0 °C28 January 2000	28.1 °C	1,825 mm	352
1999	37.3 °C13 April 1999	19.6 °C3 December 1999	27.5 °C	2,392 mm	298
1998	39.7 °C15 May 1998	20.8 °C4 February 1998	28.6 °C	2,650 mm	329
1997	39.1 °C23 May 1997	20.2 °C22 December 1997	28.8 °C	1,410 mm	347
1996	38.1 °C28 March 1996	18.8 °C14 January 1996	27.7 °C	2,209 mm	328
1995	37.7 °C4 March 1995	21.4 °C14 February 1995	28.0 °C	2,505 mm	330
1994	38.7 °C5 August 1994	20.9 °C27 January 1994	28.7 °C	1,233 mm	352
1993	38.1 °C3 April 1993	18.6 °C20 December 1993	28.2 °C	2,150 mm	345
1992	40.1 °C10 May 1992	20.8 °C8 January 1992	28.6 °C	1,532 mm	356
1991	38.7 °C28 February 1991	20.7 °C24 December 1991	28.7 °C	1,225 mm	348
1990	39.8 °C10 April 1990	21.5 °C20 December 1990	28.7 °C	1,505 mm	352
1989	37.9 °C14 April 1989	19.9 °C25 December 1989	28.1 °C	1,841 mm	345
1988	39.0 °C24 March 1988	21.8 °C9 December 1988	28.2 °C	2,150 mm	334
1987	39.1 °C13 April 1987	20.2 °C8 January 1987	29.0 °C	1,688 mm	363
1986	38.0 °C24 April 1986	20.7 °C15 March 1986	28.2 °C	1,146 mm	342
1985	38.0 °C26 March 1985	20.8 °C1 February 1985	27.9 °C	1,685 mm	344
1984	37.6 °C15 March 1984	19.5 °C9 January 1984	27.6 °C	1,652 mm	327
1983	38.6 °C11 May 1983	21.5 °C19 March 1983	28.7 °C	1,563 mm	357
1982	38.8 °C1 April 1982	21.3 °C30 December 1982	28.6 °C	1,806 mm	343
1981	37.4 °C31 March 1981	19.5 °C16 January 1981	27.8 °C	2,351 mm	331
1980	39.1 °C28 March 1980	19.8 °C30 December 1980	28.2 °C	2,040 mm	342
1979	38.3 °C13 April 1979	21.1 °C20 December 1979	28.1 °C	2,278 mm	323
1978	37.1 °C16 March 1978	21.4 °C16 January 1978	27.7 °C	2,078 mm	335
1977	38.3 °C11 April 1977	19.6 °C3 January 1977	28.3 °C	1,579 mm	344
1976	37.1 °C10 May 1976	19.6 °C11 February 1976	28.0 °C	1,451 mm	350
1975	38.5 °C22 April 1975	18.8 °C15 November 1975	27.7 °C	2,265 mm	322
1974	37.9 °C22 April 1974	20.7 °C19 February 1974	27.7 °C	1,694 mm	335
1973	39.3 °C30 April 1973	20.2 °C22 December 1973	27.8 °C	2,206 mm	321
1972	39.5 °C2 April 1972	21.8 °C22 February 1972	28.5 °C	1,519 mm	353
1971	37.5 °C10 May 1971	19.7 °C22 January 1971	27.6 °C	1,948 mm	327
1970	38.6 °C5 May 1970	20.4 °C5 February 1970	27.7 °C	2,210 mm	323
1969	38.2 °C17 March 1969	20.4 °C10 January 1969	27.8 °C	2,801 mm	306
1968	37.7 °C2 April 1968	20.2 °C24 February 1968	27.7 °C	2,155 mm	336
1967	38.4 °C14 May 1967	22.0 °C14 February 1967	28.4 °C	1,292 mm	343
1966	38.5 °C24 April 1966	20.8 °C4 November 1966	28.1 °C	2,015 mm	339
1965	38.1 °C5 May 1965	19.6 °C31 January 1965	28.3 °C	1,563 mm	345
1964	38.2 °C24 March 1964	20.7 °C30 December 1964	27.9 °C	1,577 mm	334
1963	37.6 °C17 March 1963	19.7 °C5 January 1963	27.9 °C	2,010 mm	336
1962	37.6 °C17 April 1962	19.6 °C19 December 1962	27.4 °C	1,957 mm	330
1961	37.7 °C10 April 1961	21.0 °C3 December 1961	27.6 °C	1,722 mm	328
1960	36.8 °C28 March 1960	19.6 °C4 December 1960	27.1 °C	2,124 mm	325
1959	37.6 °C11 April 1959	20.2 °C5 December 1959	27.5 °C	1,413 mm	337
1958	38.2 °C12 April 1958	19.7 °C9 January 1958	27.8 °C	2,044 mm	351
1957	37.5 °C6 May 1957	20.3 °C11 December 1957	27.7 °C	1,775 mm	351
1956	37.9 °C22 April 1956	17.1 °C15 January 1956	27.2 °C	1,822 mm	310
1955	38.0 °C11 May 1955	19.5 °C27 December 1955	27.2 °C	2,402 mm	289
1954	37.4 °C4 April 1954	20.5 °C8 December 1954	27.3 °C	2,366 mm	300
1953	38.6 °C21 April 1953	20.2 °C12 January 1953	28.0 °C	2,028 mm	340
1952	38.1 °C6 April 1952	20.0 °C28 February 1952	27.6 °C	2,088 mm	337
1951	36.5 °C20 March 1951	19.2 °C12 January 1951	27.7 °C	1,784 mm	347
1950	36.9 °C13 April 1950	18.5 °C14 December 1950	27.0 °C	2,649 mm	299
1949	38.0 °C26 April 1949	20.9 °C2 January 1949	27.4 °C	2,039 mm	318
1948	37.1 °C6 April 1948	20.3 °C16 January 1948	27.2 °C	2,231 mm	274
1947	37.7 °C27 April 1947	21.2 °C29 January 1947	27.1 °C	1,850 mm	265
1946	36.2 °C21 April 1946	20.6 °C11 January 1946	27.4 °C	1,508 mm	308
1945	36.2 °C16 March 1945	17.7 °C7 December 1945	26.9 °C	2,467 mm	305
1944	37.5 °C9 April 1944	19.1 °C8 January 1944	27.2 °C	1,770 mm	307
1943	36.2 °C14 April 1943	18.0 °C22 December 1943	26.9 °C	1,846 mm	322
1942	38.0 °C30 March 1942	20.6 °C26 January 1942	27.0 °C	2,437 mm	220
1941	38.2 °C25 April 1941	18.7 °C13 January 1941	28.1 °C	1,196 mm	341
1940	37.2 °C15 March 1940	21.5 °C30 January 1940	27.6 °C	1,496 mm	310

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.4 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

361 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1477 mm

-435 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.4 °C	+0.6 °C	9 mm	+6 mm
Feb	35.6 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Mar	36.4 °C	+0.9 °C	11 mm	+3 mm
Apr	36.8 °C	+1.1 °C	24 mm	-14 mm
May	36.1 °C	+2.5 °C	75 mm	-171 mm
Jun	32.9 °C	+1.0 °C	341 mm	-0 mm
Jul	35.1 °C	+2.1 °C	83 mm	-95 mm
Aug	34.6 °C	+2.0 °C	128 mm	-114 mm
Sep	32.6 °C	+1.4 °C	348 mm	-50 mm
Oct	31.5 °C	+0.7 °C	393 mm	+37 mm
Nov	32.7 °C	+1.2 °C	35 mm	-52 mm
Dec	33.9 °C	+1.1 °C	27 mm	+16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.1 °C

29 May 2025

Coldest day

22.4 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

40.0 mm

7 Sep 2025

Windiest day

28.8 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

11 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.3 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of El Viejo?

El Viejo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,912 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Viejo?

The hottest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2023, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in El Viejo?

The coldest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 17.1 °C.

Does it snow in El Viejo?

Almost never: El Viejo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of El Viejo warmed?

Yes: El Viejo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in El Viejo?

The wettest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1987, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in El Viejo?

The windiest day measured in El Viejo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2020, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in El Viejo?

The warmest month in El Viejo is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.6 °C).

How much does it rain in El Viejo?

El Viejo receives on average 1,912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Is it sunny in El Viejo?

El Viejo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in El Viejo?

Yes: El Viejo has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Viejo?

In El Viejo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 26 March 2013, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 14 January 1956.

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