Masatepe climate — normals and trends
Masatepe (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,749 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Masatepe averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Masatepe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 22 April 1987) and the coldest 15.8 °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
MasatepeMasaya Department
- coords
- 11.91°, -86.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,749mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
46.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
37.7 °C
22 April 1987
Coldest day
15.8 °C
22 December 1943
Wettest day
139 mm
27 May 1958
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
13 February 1955
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
13 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
20 May 1988
Coldest feels-like
14.8 °C
6 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.6 h
25 May 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 20 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 70 mm | -145 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 390 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 145 mm | -76 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 295 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 422 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 107 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Masatepe?
Masatepe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,749 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Masatepe?
The hottest day measured in Masatepe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1987, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Masatepe?
The coldest day measured in Masatepe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1943, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Masatepe?
Almost never: Masatepe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Masatepe warmed?
Yes: Masatepe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Masatepe?
The wettest day measured in Masatepe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1958, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Masatepe?
The windiest day measured in Masatepe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1955, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Masatepe?
The warmest month in Masatepe is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Masatepe?
Masatepe receives on average 1,749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Masatepe?
Masatepe gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Masatepe?
Yes: Masatepe has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Masatepe?
In Masatepe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 20 May 1988, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 6 January 1956.
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