Nandaime climate — normals and trends
Nandaime (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,240 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Nandaime averages 0 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Nandaime has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 22 April 1988) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 11 February 1976).
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
NandaimeGranada Department
- coords
- 11.76°, -86.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,240mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
47.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
35.1 °C
22 April 1988
Coldest day
18.9 °C
11 February 1976
Wettest day
168 mm
25 October 2017
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
28 January 1988
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
13 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
26 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °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 | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | -79 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 306 mm | +89 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 121 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 190 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 310 mm | +73 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 96 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nandaime?
Nandaime has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,240 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nandaime?
The hottest day measured in Nandaime between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1988, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nandaime?
The coldest day measured in Nandaime between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1976, at 18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Nandaime?
Almost never: Nandaime sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nandaime warmed?
Yes: Nandaime warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nandaime?
The wettest day measured in Nandaime between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2017, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nandaime?
The windiest day measured in Nandaime between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nandaime?
The warmest month in Nandaime is April (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nandaime?
Nandaime receives on average 1,240 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nandaime?
Nandaime gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nandaime?
Yes: Nandaime has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nandaime?
In Nandaime, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 6 January 1956.
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