San Rafael del Sur climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,325 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Rafael del Sur?

The hottest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2005, reaching 37.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The coldest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1976, at 19.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in San Rafael del Sur?

Almost never: San Rafael del Sur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of San Rafael del Sur warmed?

Yes: San Rafael del Sur warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The wettest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1978, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The windiest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1955, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in San Rafael del Sur?

The warmest month in San Rafael del Sur is April (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur receives on average 1,325 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

San Rafael del Sur (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,325 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is October (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

San Rafael del Sur averages 0 frost days, 296 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

San Rafael del Sur 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 37.5 °C (on 16 April 2005) and the coldest 19.8 °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

San Rafael del SurManagua Department

coords: 11.85°, -86.44°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.6°C

Average daily high

31.6°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,325mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

20.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

296 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.9 °C

Average feels-like low

26.9 °C

Average peak gust

41.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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

37.5 °C

16 April 2005

Coldest day

19.8 °C

11 February 1976

Wettest day

213 mm

11 June 1978

Windiest day

44.9 km/h

13 February 1955

Strongest gust

82.4 km/h

13 February 1955

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

25 May 1988

Coldest feels-like

16.4 °C

6 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.5 h

25 May 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.9 °C12 May 2025	23.2 °C17 October 2025	28.5 °C	1,032 mm	340
2024	36.4 °C11 March 2024	20.6 °C23 February 2024	28.4 °C	2,254 mm	297
2023	36.8 °C5 May 2023	21.7 °C17 January 2023	28.6 °C	1,340 mm	344
2022	35.8 °C9 April 2022	22.0 °C3 February 2022	27.6 °C	2,123 mm	287
2021	35.6 °C5 June 2021	22.0 °C4 February 2021	28.2 °C	1,007 mm	345
2020	36.0 °C8 April 2020	21.9 °C23 January 2020	28.1 °C	2,061 mm	303
2019	35.9 °C30 April 2019	23.0 °C9 January 2019	28.5 °C	1,064 mm	335
2018	35.6 °C16 April 2018	21.7 °C7 March 2018	28.2 °C	1,035 mm	334
2017	36.0 °C30 April 2017	21.4 °C23 January 2017	27.8 °C	1,875 mm	314
2016	36.5 °C21 March 2016	22.2 °C23 November 2016	28.4 °C	1,419 mm	333
2015	36.0 °C8 May 2015	23.1 °C12 February 2015	28.9 °C	759 mm	353
2014	36.1 °C19 May 2014	22.6 °C25 February 2014	28.5 °C	1,020 mm	337
2013	36.1 °C26 March 2013	22.2 °C14 February 2013	28.1 °C	1,146 mm	320
2012	34.7 °C4 May 2012	22.0 °C5 January 2012	27.9 °C	986 mm	327
2011	35.2 °C29 March 2011	21.7 °C6 January 2011	27.5 °C	1,851 mm	293
2010	36.5 °C23 April 2010	20.8 °C18 December 2010	27.5 °C	2,383 mm	270
2009	35.5 °C21 April 2009	21.8 °C29 March 2009	28.2 °C	898 mm	341
2008	35.9 °C19 April 2008	22.3 °C3 February 2008	27.5 °C	1,897 mm	282
2007	35.8 °C4 March 2007	21.6 °C11 February 2007	27.7 °C	1,802 mm	291
2006	36.8 °C24 April 2006	20.3 °C23 November 2006	28.1 °C	1,102 mm	335
2005	37.5 °C16 April 2005	21.3 °C24 November 2005	27.8 °C	1,787 mm	278
2004	36.4 °C10 April 2004	21.7 °C24 January 2004	28.2 °C	897 mm	337
2003	36.2 °C7 April 2003	22.5 °C22 December 2003	28.2 °C	1,073 mm	333
2002	36.3 °C2 May 2002	22.3 °C10 January 2002	28.3 °C	926 mm	318
2001	36.4 °C30 April 2001	21.9 °C2 March 2001	27.9 °C	915 mm	326
2000	35.8 °C4 May 2000	20.7 °C27 January 2000	27.7 °C	857 mm	333
1999	34.4 °C23 April 1999	21.1 °C20 November 1999	26.9 °C	1,653 mm	251
1998	36.8 °C14 May 1998	22.3 °C7 February 1998	28.0 °C	1,712 mm	300
1997	35.6 °C27 August 1997	21.1 °C16 December 1997	28.0 °C	985 mm	321
1996	35.7 °C9 March 1996	20.1 °C17 March 1996	27.3 °C	1,413 mm	285
1995	36.2 °C25 April 1995	22.8 °C7 February 1995	27.6 °C	1,998 mm	293
1994	36.4 °C6 September 1994	21.8 °C6 March 1994	28.2 °C	680 mm	331
1993	36.0 °C25 April 1993	21.9 °C20 December 1993	27.8 °C	1,396 mm	302
1992	37.1 °C24 April 1992	22.1 °C8 January 1992	28.3 °C	701 mm	343
1991	36.5 °C2 May 1991	22.0 °C13 February 1991	28.3 °C	724 mm	335
1990	36.3 °C12 May 1990	23.0 °C15 February 1990	28.2 °C	790 mm	340
1989	35.6 °C6 May 1989	21.1 °C26 February 1989	27.7 °C	853 mm	323
1988	36.6 °C25 April 1988	21.8 °C28 February 1988	27.6 °C	1,759 mm	284
1987	36.9 °C19 April 1987	22.1 °C6 January 1987	28.7 °C	704 mm	353
1986	36.1 °C7 May 1986	20.6 °C15 March 1986	27.6 °C	785 mm	313
1985	35.4 °C12 April 1985	22.0 °C13 January 1985	27.4 °C	1,012 mm	327
1984	35.8 °C8 May 1984	20.9 °C9 January 1984	27.4 °C	991 mm	307
1983	36.9 °C27 April 1983	22.9 °C6 February 1983	28.4 °C	717 mm	348
1982	35.6 °C23 April 1982	22.3 °C19 December 1982	27.9 °C	1,464 mm	312
1981	35.0 °C28 April 1981	20.3 °C14 January 1981	27.2 °C	1,660 mm	274
1980	36.3 °C20 April 1980	21.0 °C6 February 1980	27.7 °C	1,243 mm	299
1979	35.0 °C13 April 1979	21.6 °C28 January 1979	27.5 °C	1,553 mm	288
1978	35.8 °C14 May 1978	21.7 °C24 February 1978	27.4 °C	1,650 mm	295
1977	35.6 °C15 April 1977	20.9 °C20 January 1977	27.9 °C	1,035 mm	319
1976	35.0 °C13 May 1976	19.8 °C11 February 1976	27.5 °C	828 mm	317
1975	35.4 °C15 April 1975	20.2 °C15 November 1975	27.1 °C	1,663 mm	252
1974	34.6 °C2 August 1974	21.1 °C6 December 1974	26.9 °C	1,251 mm	276
1973	36.3 °C30 April 1973	20.9 °C20 December 1973	27.3 °C	1,706 mm	278
1972	35.5 °C2 April 1972	21.4 °C18 February 1972	28.0 °C	698 mm	330
1971	35.3 °C9 May 1971	21.0 °C22 January 1971	26.9 °C	1,559 mm	248
1970	35.6 °C23 March 1970	21.2 °C5 February 1970	27.1 °C	1,672 mm	257
1969	36.8 °C8 May 1969	22.4 °C14 December 1969	27.5 °C	2,234 mm	261
1968	34.8 °C2 May 1968	21.3 °C11 March 1968	27.1 °C	1,689 mm	270
1967	35.1 °C25 May 1967	22.1 °C21 March 1967	27.8 °C	768 mm	313
1966	35.6 °C20 April 1966	21.9 °C23 December 1966	27.6 °C	1,351 mm	282
1965	36.1 °C6 May 1965	21.8 °C12 January 1965	27.8 °C	994 mm	326
1964	35.4 °C23 May 1964	21.9 °C26 December 1964	27.5 °C	1,110 mm	272
1963	35.0 °C17 March 1963	21.8 °C6 February 1963	27.5 °C	1,264 mm	295
1962	34.7 °C7 April 1962	20.8 °C29 November 1962	27.1 °C	1,238 mm	272
1961	35.2 °C5 May 1961	22.2 °C3 November 1961	27.4 °C	1,186 mm	293
1960	34.7 °C21 April 1960	21.3 °C24 January 1960	26.9 °C	1,758 mm	265
1959	35.5 °C23 April 1959	21.6 °C7 December 1959	27.5 °C	841 mm	302
1958	36.0 °C12 April 1958	21.4 °C9 January 1958	27.6 °C	1,476 mm	305
1957	36.0 °C6 May 1957	21.5 °C11 December 1957	27.5 °C	967 mm	323
1956	35.0 °C25 April 1956	20.2 °C6 January 1956	26.9 °C	1,179 mm	254
1955	35.7 °C9 May 1955	22.3 °C11 September 1955	26.8 °C	2,109 mm	231
1954	35.0 °C16 April 1954	21.6 °C5 February 1954	26.8 °C	1,728 mm	228
1953	35.2 °C24 April 1953	21.8 °C12 January 1953	27.5 °C	1,394 mm	306
1952	35.3 °C6 April 1952	20.9 °C28 February 1952	27.1 °C	1,755 mm	273
1951	34.5 °C27 April 1951	20.9 °C11 January 1951	27.3 °C	1,236 mm	326
1950	35.0 °C29 April 1950	21.0 °C14 December 1950	26.7 °C	1,881 mm	241
1949	35.7 °C14 April 1949	21.9 °C2 January 1949	27.2 °C	1,476 mm	272
1948	34.9 °C4 May 1948	21.4 °C16 January 1948	26.8 °C	1,821 mm	192
1947	35.2 °C14 April 1947	21.9 °C20 February 1947	26.9 °C	1,136 mm	227
1946	34.5 °C10 May 1946	21.9 °C11 January 1946	26.8 °C	934 mm	247
1945	34.2 °C5 May 1945	20.3 °C6 December 1945	26.5 °C	1,992 mm	227
1944	35.0 °C9 April 1944	21.6 °C1 January 1944	26.8 °C	1,350 mm	232
1943	34.4 °C20 April 1943	20.0 °C22 December 1943	26.7 °C	1,173 mm	261
1942	35.2 °C29 March 1942	22.1 °C25 January 1942	26.5 °C	2,079 mm	156
1941	35.9 °C24 April 1941	21.6 °C12 January 1941	27.7 °C	523 mm	326
1940	35.0 °C15 May 1940	21.9 °C29 January 1940	27.5 °C	1,013 mm	284

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.5 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

340 d/yr

+44

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1032 mm

-293 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.2 °C	+0.3 °C	5 mm	+3 mm
Feb	32.8 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Mar	34.3 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Apr	34.7 °C	+0.8 °C	3 mm	-17 mm
May	34.1 °C	+1.7 °C	57 mm	-114 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+0.5 °C	229 mm	-3 mm
Jul	32.6 °C	+1.2 °C	27 mm	-69 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+1.7 °C	48 mm	-85 mm
Sep	31.8 °C	+1.5 °C	205 mm	-62 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+0.4 °C	407 mm	+98 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+0.9 °C	41 mm	-43 mm
Dec	32.3 °C	+0.8 °C	9 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

23.2 °C

17 Oct 2025

Wettest day

34.8 mm

17 Oct 2025

Windiest day

37.3 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

31 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.6 °C

22 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

28 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,325 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Rafael del Sur?

The hottest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2005, reaching 37.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The coldest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1976, at 19.8 °C.

Does it snow in San Rafael del Sur?

Almost never: San Rafael del Sur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of San Rafael del Sur warmed?

Yes: San Rafael del Sur warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The wettest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1978, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in San Rafael del Sur?

The windiest day measured in San Rafael del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1955, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in San Rafael del Sur?

The warmest month in San Rafael del Sur is April (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is October (26.3 °C).

How much does it rain in San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur receives on average 1,325 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in San Rafael del Sur?

San Rafael del Sur gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in San Rafael del Sur?

Yes: San Rafael del Sur has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Rafael del Sur?

In San Rafael del Sur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 25 May 1988, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 6 January 1956.

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