Juigalpa climate — normals and trends
Juigalpa (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,089 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 (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Juigalpa averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Juigalpa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 27 April 1983) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 18 December 2010).
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
JuigalpaChontales Department
- coords
- 12.11°, -85.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,089mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
36.2 °C
27 April 1983
Coldest day
16.8 °C
18 December 2010
Wettest day
300 mm
22 October 1988
Windiest day
45.7 km/h
20 February 1972
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
22 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
8 June 2020
Coldest feels-like
13.4 °C
20 January 1977
Sunniest day
12.6 h
22 May 2024
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 | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 26 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 28 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -100 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 307 mm | +126 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 163 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 341 mm | +123 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Juigalpa?
Juigalpa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Juigalpa?
The hottest day measured in Juigalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1983, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Juigalpa?
The coldest day measured in Juigalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2010, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Juigalpa?
Almost never: Juigalpa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Juigalpa warmed?
Yes: Juigalpa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Juigalpa?
The wettest day measured in Juigalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1988, with 300 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Juigalpa?
The windiest day measured in Juigalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1972, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Juigalpa?
The warmest month in Juigalpa is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Juigalpa?
Juigalpa receives on average 1,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Juigalpa?
Juigalpa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Juigalpa?
Yes: Juigalpa has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Juigalpa?
In Juigalpa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 8 June 2020, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 20 January 1977.
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