Granada climate — normals and trends
Granada (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,155 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Granada averages 0 frost days, 167 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Granada has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 23 March 1987) and the coldest 16.4 °C (on 22 December 1943).
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
GranadaGranada Department
- coords
- 11.93°, -85.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,155mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
167 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
45.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
36.7 °C
23 March 1987
Coldest day
16.4 °C
22 December 1943
Wettest day
219 mm
27 May 1958
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
13 February 1955
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
13 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
20 May 1988
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
28 February 1952
Sunniest day
12.6 h
5 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -103 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 323 mm | +112 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 171 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 292 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 96 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Granada?
Granada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,155 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Granada?
The hottest day measured in Granada between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1987, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Granada?
The coldest day measured in Granada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1943, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Granada?
Almost never: Granada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Granada warmed?
Yes: Granada warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Granada?
The wettest day measured in Granada between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1958, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Granada?
The windiest day measured in Granada between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1955, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Granada?
The warmest month in Granada is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Granada?
Granada receives on average 1,155 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Granada?
Granada gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Granada?
Yes: Granada has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Granada?
In Granada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 20 May 1988, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 28 February 1952.
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