Esteli climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Esteli?

Esteli has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esteli?

The hottest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2007, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Esteli?

The coldest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 11.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Esteli?

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

Q: Has the climate of Esteli warmed?

Yes: Esteli warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Esteli?

The wettest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1950, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Esteli?

The windiest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Esteli?

The warmest month in Esteli is April (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Esteli?

Esteli receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Esteli?

Esteli gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Esteli (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,229 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Esteli averages 0 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.

Esteli has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 15 April 2007) and the coldest 11.0 °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

EsteliEstelí Department

coords: 13.09°, -86.36°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

23.1°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

19.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,229mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

16.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

64 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

147 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.7 °C

Average feels-like low

20.7 °C

Average peak gust

44.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

118 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °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

36.3 °C

15 April 2007

Coldest day

11.0 °C

15 January 1956

Wettest day

309 mm

15 October 1950

Windiest day

39.5 km/h

28 January 1988

Strongest gust

98.3 km/h

28 January 1988

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

10 April 2004

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

13 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.6 h

20 May 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C20 May 2025	16.3 °C10 January 2025	24.0 °C	1,165 mm	81
2024	34.8 °C28 March 2024	12.9 °C23 February 2024	24.5 °C	1,867 mm	133
2023	34.3 °C30 April 2023	12.5 °C17 January 2023	24.1 °C	1,252 mm	106
2022	35.0 °C7 April 2022	15.4 °C1 February 2022	23.4 °C	1,794 mm	46
2021	33.0 °C19 May 2021	15.3 °C6 March 2021	23.8 °C	855 mm	83
2020	35.5 °C10 April 2020	14.8 °C26 January 2020	23.9 °C	1,841 mm	99
2019	35.0 °C8 May 2019	15.1 °C29 January 2019	24.0 °C	1,087 mm	98
2018	33.5 °C12 March 2018	13.4 °C7 March 2018	23.6 °C	1,102 mm	64
2017	33.8 °C30 April 2017	14.1 °C26 January 2017	23.6 °C	1,566 mm	61
2016	35.8 °C23 April 2016	16.1 °C24 January 2016	24.2 °C	1,345 mm	119
2015	34.3 °C27 March 2015	15.9 °C16 February 2015	24.2 °C	1,004 mm	97
2014	34.9 °C8 April 2014	15.9 °C3 February 2014	23.8 °C	1,026 mm	109
2013	34.1 °C15 April 2013	15.5 °C14 February 2013	23.6 °C	1,289 mm	74
2012	33.1 °C1 April 2012	14.7 °C16 December 2012	23.2 °C	1,111 mm	31
2011	32.8 °C2 April 2011	12.6 °C6 January 2011	23.2 °C	1,472 mm	55
2010	34.5 °C15 March 2010	13.2 °C9 March 2010	23.3 °C	2,383 mm	77
2009	34.6 °C4 April 2009	14.6 °C7 February 2009	23.6 °C	1,014 mm	64
2008	33.7 °C13 May 2008	15.0 °C3 February 2008	23.2 °C	1,479 mm	67
2007	36.3 °C15 April 2007	12.8 °C11 February 2007	23.4 °C	1,511 mm	79
2006	34.6 °C12 May 2006	12.9 °C23 November 2006	23.7 °C	952 mm	90
2005	35.9 °C10 April 2005	13.1 °C14 February 2005	23.7 °C	1,455 mm	90
2004	36.2 °C10 April 2004	15.0 °C24 January 2004	23.8 °C	790 mm	95
2003	35.4 °C2 May 2003	15.0 °C10 January 2003	23.7 °C	1,018 mm	78
2002	33.1 °C9 May 2002	14.8 °C10 January 2002	23.5 °C	1,048 mm	76
2001	34.0 °C1 May 2001	13.7 °C8 January 2001	23.3 °C	761 mm	74
2000	33.5 °C10 May 2000	12.3 °C27 January 2000	23.0 °C	790 mm	54
1999	32.9 °C26 April 1999	13.2 °C30 December 1999	22.4 °C	1,531 mm	25
1998	35.1 °C13 May 1998	14.1 °C11 February 1998	23.6 °C	1,591 mm	94
1997	33.5 °C26 May 1997	14.2 °C16 December 1997	23.3 °C	930 mm	62
1996	34.4 °C19 March 1996	12.1 °C14 January 1996	22.9 °C	1,308 mm	66
1995	34.2 °C1 April 1995	14.3 °C10 February 1995	23.2 °C	1,721 mm	61
1994	34.5 °C24 April 1994	13.7 °C5 March 1994	23.5 °C	841 mm	88
1993	33.7 °C28 March 1993	13.1 °C20 December 1993	23.2 °C	1,481 mm	61
1992	35.3 °C17 May 1992	13.9 °C8 January 1992	23.7 °C	784 mm	90
1991	35.0 °C20 April 1991	14.2 °C11 February 1991	23.7 °C	838 mm	100
1990	33.9 °C7 April 1990	15.4 °C16 February 1990	23.5 °C	1,045 mm	63
1989	33.4 °C24 April 1989	13.5 °C25 December 1989	23.1 °C	999 mm	58
1988	35.1 °C26 April 1988	14.2 °C28 February 1988	23.3 °C	1,517 mm	79
1987	35.5 °C30 April 1987	13.7 °C7 January 1987	24.1 °C	861 mm	140
1986	34.2 °C30 April 1986	14.0 °C27 February 1986	22.9 °C	828 mm	61
1985	32.8 °C25 May 1985	14.0 °C13 January 1985	23.0 °C	926 mm	68
1984	34.1 °C14 April 1984	14.0 °C24 November 1984	23.0 °C	1,009 mm	70
1983	34.8 °C21 March 1983	15.3 °C7 February 1983	23.9 °C	837 mm	98
1982	32.7 °C6 April 1982	14.4 °C23 March 1982	23.1 °C	1,157 mm	45
1981	33.4 °C22 April 1981	13.1 °C16 January 1981	22.8 °C	1,526 mm	29
1980	34.6 °C28 April 1980	12.9 °C7 February 1980	23.2 °C	1,220 mm	73
1979	32.2 °C28 May 1979	14.0 °C21 December 1979	23.1 °C	1,369 mm	36
1978	34.0 °C10 May 1978	14.4 °C16 January 1978	23.3 °C	1,259 mm	74
1977	33.0 °C28 March 1977	13.1 °C20 January 1977	23.4 °C	1,020 mm	61
1976	32.4 °C20 September 1976	11.7 °C11 February 1976	22.9 °C	919 mm	37
1975	34.0 °C12 May 1975	11.8 °C24 December 1975	22.9 °C	1,388 mm	73
1974	32.9 °C4 April 1974	14.2 °C6 December 1974	22.5 °C	1,194 mm	31
1973	34.8 °C21 March 1973	13.5 °C20 December 1973	23.0 °C	1,398 mm	76
1972	35.1 °C1 April 1972	14.4 °C22 February 1972	23.4 °C	851 mm	53
1971	33.0 °C28 April 1971	13.3 °C22 January 1971	22.6 °C	1,175 mm	42
1970	32.8 °C29 March 1970	13.7 °C11 January 1970	22.7 °C	1,372 mm	43
1969	34.8 °C15 April 1969	14.3 °C11 January 1969	23.1 °C	1,822 mm	87
1968	33.3 °C2 May 1968	13.0 °C24 February 1968	22.8 °C	1,357 mm	56
1967	34.0 °C22 May 1967	15.2 °C18 March 1967	23.2 °C	801 mm	50
1966	34.7 °C5 April 1966	14.1 °C23 December 1966	23.1 °C	1,512 mm	62
1965	33.9 °C6 May 1965	13.0 °C30 January 1965	23.4 °C	911 mm	73
1964	33.3 °C27 May 1964	15.5 °C27 February 1964	23.1 °C	1,208 mm	75
1963	32.6 °C4 May 1963	13.6 °C3 January 1963	23.0 °C	1,119 mm	44
1962	32.2 °C15 March 1962	13.8 °C18 December 1962	22.5 °C	1,321 mm	29
1961	34.0 °C16 April 1961	15.2 °C5 February 1961	22.6 °C	1,016 mm	51
1960	32.8 °C2 April 1960	13.4 °C17 January 1960	22.2 °C	1,334 mm	39
1959	33.0 °C22 April 1959	14.4 °C5 December 1959	22.5 °C	863 mm	40
1958	34.7 °C7 May 1958	13.8 °C9 January 1958	23.2 °C	1,229 mm	75
1957	33.3 °C5 May 1957	14.1 °C11 December 1957	22.8 °C	1,018 mm	47
1956	33.2 °C9 April 1956	11.0 °C15 January 1956	22.1 °C	1,016 mm	45
1955	33.4 °C9 May 1955	14.2 °C13 January 1955	22.4 °C	1,543 mm	56
1954	33.0 °C14 March 1954	13.8 °C5 February 1954	22.3 °C	1,741 mm	30
1953	33.3 °C26 April 1953	14.1 °C12 January 1953	23.0 °C	1,088 mm	43
1952	33.5 °C16 March 1952	13.3 °C28 February 1952	22.7 °C	1,702 mm	59
1951	31.8 °C9 April 1951	12.7 °C11 January 1951	22.7 °C	1,041 mm	27
1950	34.1 °C27 April 1950	12.1 °C14 December 1950	21.9 °C	1,982 mm	46
1949	34.0 °C16 April 1949	14.4 °C2 January 1949	22.2 °C	1,290 mm	44
1948	33.0 °C2 May 1948	14.2 °C16 January 1948	22.1 °C	1,421 mm	30
1947	32.4 °C20 March 1947	14.5 °C17 February 1947	22.5 °C	1,063 mm	66
1946	32.1 °C1 April 1946	15.2 °C19 February 1946	22.0 °C	932 mm	28
1945	31.9 °C25 April 1945	11.1 °C6 December 1945	21.8 °C	1,662 mm	16
1944	32.3 °C17 April 1944	13.5 °C8 January 1944	22.0 °C	1,123 mm	31
1943	31.5 °C12 April 1943	12.2 °C22 December 1943	21.7 °C	1,147 mm	5
1942	34.2 °C18 March 1942	13.7 °C26 January 1942	22.0 °C	1,799 mm	51
1941	35.4 °C9 April 1941	13.2 °C14 January 1941	22.6 °C	680 mm	53
1940	32.3 °C8 March 1940	14.3 °C24 February 1940	22.8 °C	1,048 mm	63

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.6 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

81 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1165 mm

-64 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.0 °C	+0.1 °C	9 mm	+5 mm
Feb	28.2 °C	+0.1 °C	10 mm	+7 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+0.8 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Apr	30.4 °C	-0.6 °C	23 mm	-14 mm
May	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	67 mm	-135 mm
Jun	27.5 °C	-0.1 °C	338 mm	+129 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+0.8 °C	43 mm	-49 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+1.1 °C	53 mm	-79 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	181 mm	-47 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+1.0 °C	339 mm	+99 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+0.5 °C	85 mm	+23 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+0.6 °C	15 mm	+4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

20 May 2025

Coldest day

16.3 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

106.1 mm

17 Jun 2025

Windiest day

33.7 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.5 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Esteli?

Esteli has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esteli?

The hottest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2007, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Esteli?

The coldest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 11.0 °C.

Does it snow in Esteli?

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

Has the climate of Esteli warmed?

Yes: Esteli warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Esteli?

The wettest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1950, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Esteli?

The windiest day measured in Esteli between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Esteli?

The warmest month in Esteli is April (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Esteli?

Esteli receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Esteli?

Esteli gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Esteli?

Yes: Esteli has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esteli?

In Esteli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 10 April 2004, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 13 January 1956.

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