Somoto climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Somoto?

Somoto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Somoto?

The hottest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2004, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Somoto?

The coldest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Somoto?

Almost never: Somoto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Somoto warmed?

Yes: Somoto warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Somoto?

The wettest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Somoto?

The windiest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Somoto?

The warmest month in Somoto is April (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Somoto?

Somoto receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Somoto?

Somoto gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Somoto (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 913 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Somoto averages 0 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.

Somoto has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 10 April 2004) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 6 December 1945).

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

SomotoMadriz Department

coords: 13.48°, -86.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

18.5°C

Annual rainfall

913mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

16.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

129 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.3 °C

Average feels-like low

20.0 °C

Average peak gust

43.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

71 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

37.7 °C

10 April 2004

Coldest day

8.3 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

263 mm

30 October 1998

Windiest day

36.2 km/h

28 January 1988

Strongest gust

90.0 km/h

28 January 1988

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

26 May 2020

Coldest feels-like

6.4 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.6 h

20 May 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C20 May 2025	15.5 °C11 January 2025	23.7 °C	877 mm	108
2024	36.4 °C7 May 2024	11.0 °C9 February 2024	24.2 °C	1,359 mm	141
2023	34.7 °C30 April 2023	11.9 °C17 January 2023	23.8 °C	935 mm	134
2022	35.7 °C7 April 2022	13.8 °C15 December 2022	23.2 °C	1,386 mm	70
2021	34.7 °C19 May 2021	13.1 °C5 February 2021	23.6 °C	663 mm	121
2020	36.7 °C10 April 2020	12.9 °C10 December 2020	23.6 °C	1,384 mm	124
2019	35.6 °C8 May 2019	13.6 °C29 January 2019	23.8 °C	689 mm	135
2018	33.7 °C5 May 2018	11.3 °C7 March 2018	23.0 °C	845 mm	68
2017	34.0 °C30 April 2017	13.3 °C25 January 2017	23.1 °C	1,327 mm	85
2016	36.8 °C25 May 2016	14.2 °C24 January 2016	23.8 °C	950 mm	152
2015	34.6 °C27 April 2015	14.0 °C16 February 2015	23.6 °C	877 mm	98
2014	35.9 °C8 April 2014	13.7 °C17 January 2014	23.2 °C	986 mm	98
2013	34.4 °C15 April 2013	13.6 °C8 March 2013	23.3 °C	937 mm	84
2012	33.6 °C1 April 2012	12.9 °C25 December 2012	22.8 °C	861 mm	43
2011	33.3 °C27 March 2011	10.9 °C6 January 2011	22.7 °C	1,232 mm	65
2010	34.9 °C15 March 2010	11.8 °C9 March 2010	22.9 °C	1,580 mm	78
2009	35.9 °C4 April 2009	11.9 °C22 January 2009	23.2 °C	804 mm	95
2008	35.0 °C12 May 2008	13.4 °C13 January 2008	22.9 °C	1,186 mm	78
2007	37.5 °C15 April 2007	11.3 °C11 February 2007	23.1 °C	1,042 mm	108
2006	35.5 °C8 May 2006	10.3 °C23 November 2006	23.4 °C	805 mm	119
2005	36.2 °C25 March 2005	10.6 °C14 February 2005	23.4 °C	1,093 mm	100
2004	37.7 °C10 April 2004	13.8 °C25 January 2004	23.5 °C	447 mm	123
2003	36.8 °C28 April 2003	13.2 °C8 December 2003	23.4 °C	702 mm	97
2002	33.0 °C3 April 2002	12.1 °C10 January 2002	23.0 °C	757 mm	76
2001	33.7 °C31 March 2001	11.8 °C8 January 2001	22.8 °C	581 mm	75
2000	33.7 °C10 May 2000	10.1 °C27 January 2000	22.4 °C	553 mm	48
1999	33.2 °C15 April 1999	10.4 °C30 December 1999	22.1 °C	1,124 mm	34
1998	36.0 °C11 May 1998	12.3 °C4 February 1998	23.4 °C	1,446 mm	108
1997	33.5 °C26 May 1997	11.5 °C16 December 1997	22.9 °C	769 mm	66
1996	34.7 °C19 March 1996	9.3 °C14 January 1996	22.5 °C	1,047 mm	75
1995	35.0 °C8 March 1995	13.1 °C10 February 1995	23.0 °C	1,270 mm	79
1994	34.3 °C24 April 1994	11.6 °C5 March 1994	23.2 °C	462 mm	106
1993	34.4 °C1 April 1993	11.0 °C28 January 1993	22.7 °C	1,222 mm	68
1992	35.6 °C17 May 1992	13.3 °C8 January 1992	23.3 °C	482 mm	106
1991	36.1 °C15 March 1991	12.0 °C11 February 1991	23.3 °C	684 mm	120
1990	34.9 °C3 April 1990	13.3 °C1 January 1990	23.2 °C	628 mm	84
1989	33.7 °C23 August 1989	11.8 °C25 December 1989	22.8 °C	704 mm	79
1988	35.2 °C25 April 1988	13.6 °C3 March 1988	23.0 °C	1,117 mm	87
1987	35.0 °C25 March 1987	11.2 °C6 January 1987	23.5 °C	640 mm	133
1986	34.8 °C20 May 1986	11.8 °C29 January 1986	22.4 °C	545 mm	67
1985	34.4 °C27 May 1985	12.7 °C6 January 1985	22.8 °C	569 mm	85
1984	35.2 °C14 April 1984	11.9 °C24 November 1984	22.7 °C	837 mm	74
1983	36.6 °C21 March 1983	13.6 °C3 March 1983	23.7 °C	587 mm	131
1982	33.4 °C6 April 1982	13.3 °C12 December 1982	22.8 °C	857 mm	69
1981	34.5 °C23 May 1981	10.2 °C1 January 1981	22.7 °C	1,017 mm	50
1980	35.6 °C3 May 1980	9.5 °C7 February 1980	22.8 °C	938 mm	77
1979	32.5 °C28 January 1979	12.2 °C21 December 1979	22.8 °C	1,115 mm	48
1978	35.2 °C10 May 1978	12.0 °C7 February 1978	23.1 °C	888 mm	93
1977	34.0 °C28 March 1977	10.3 °C20 January 1977	23.1 °C	763 mm	92
1976	33.4 °C20 September 1976	10.7 °C11 February 1976	22.3 °C	795 mm	48
1975	34.4 °C12 May 1975	11.3 °C24 December 1975	22.5 °C	1,042 mm	87
1974	33.3 °C4 April 1974	12.8 °C2 February 1974	22.3 °C	753 mm	47
1973	36.1 °C29 March 1973	12.2 °C23 December 1973	22.9 °C	902 mm	88
1972	35.1 °C1 April 1972	13.7 °C28 December 1972	23.1 °C	599 mm	73
1971	34.3 °C25 April 1971	13.3 °C22 January 1971	22.2 °C	1,009 mm	51
1970	33.7 °C29 March 1970	12.0 °C11 January 1970	22.2 °C	1,056 mm	52
1969	35.4 °C7 May 1969	12.3 °C11 January 1969	22.5 °C	1,540 mm	81
1968	34.5 °C5 May 1968	11.5 °C10 February 1968	22.3 °C	1,328 mm	63
1967	34.8 °C30 May 1967	12.9 °C18 March 1967	22.8 °C	617 mm	61
1966	35.5 °C9 April 1966	12.2 °C21 December 1966	22.6 °C	1,086 mm	60
1965	33.9 °C4 March 1965	10.7 °C30 January 1965	22.9 °C	717 mm	89
1964	34.5 °C4 May 1964	13.9 °C27 February 1964	23.0 °C	777 mm	106
1963	33.4 °C4 May 1963	11.8 °C3 January 1963	22.7 °C	701 mm	73
1962	33.5 °C15 March 1962	11.8 °C18 December 1962	22.0 °C	1,006 mm	43
1961	35.3 °C13 April 1961	13.1 °C26 December 1961	22.1 °C	835 mm	61
1960	33.1 °C17 March 1960	11.7 °C31 January 1960	21.8 °C	1,040 mm	44
1959	33.6 °C22 April 1959	13.0 °C4 December 1959	22.0 °C	636 mm	34
1958	34.9 °C3 April 1958	11.7 °C9 January 1958	22.7 °C	979 mm	77
1957	33.6 °C21 March 1957	11.3 °C11 December 1957	22.3 °C	864 mm	52
1956	34.0 °C11 April 1956	8.5 °C13 January 1956	21.5 °C	764 mm	38
1955	34.7 °C29 April 1955	11.3 °C27 December 1955	22.0 °C	1,068 mm	53
1954	33.5 °C14 March 1954	12.0 °C5 December 1954	21.8 °C	1,384 mm	34
1953	34.1 °C4 April 1953	11.5 °C11 January 1953	22.7 °C	829 mm	56
1952	34.1 °C14 April 1952	11.6 °C28 February 1952	22.4 °C	1,106 mm	61
1951	32.7 °C8 April 1951	10.7 °C12 January 1951	22.2 °C	823 mm	33
1950	33.5 °C27 April 1950	9.2 °C14 December 1950	21.2 °C	1,325 mm	42
1949	33.3 °C16 April 1949	13.4 °C31 January 1949	21.5 °C	845 mm	35
1948	34.0 °C2 May 1948	12.6 °C16 January 1948	21.6 °C	1,082 mm	33
1947	32.9 °C22 May 1947	12.0 °C16 February 1947	22.1 °C	774 mm	75
1946	32.3 °C4 May 1946	12.9 °C21 January 1946	21.5 °C	657 mm	36
1945	32.9 °C25 April 1945	8.3 °C6 December 1945	21.3 °C	1,156 mm	25
1944	33.3 °C25 May 1944	10.5 °C8 January 1944	21.5 °C	822 mm	34
1943	31.7 °C12 April 1943	10.2 °C20 December 1943	21.3 °C	688 mm	10
1942	33.2 °C16 March 1942	11.3 °C26 January 1942	21.5 °C	1,089 mm	51
1941	36.0 °C6 April 1941	10.5 °C12 January 1941	22.0 °C	504 mm	52
1940	33.8 °C27 May 1940	11.2 °C24 February 1940	22.3 °C	766 mm	82

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.7 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

108 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

877 mm

-36 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	-0.1 °C	18 mm	+12 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	-0.1 °C	15 mm	+12 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Apr	30.2 °C	-0.9 °C	20 mm	-6 mm
May	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	39 mm	-109 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	0.0 °C	218 mm	+42 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+1.0 °C	45 mm	-34 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+1.5 °C	46 mm	-49 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+2.2 °C	145 mm	-20 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	+1.5 °C	240 mm	+83 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+0.1 °C	75 mm	+37 mm
Dec	27.0 °C	+0.9 °C	14 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

20 May 2025

Coldest day

15.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

38.0 mm

14 Oct 2025

Windiest day

30.9 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.8 °C

12 Apr 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Somoto?

Somoto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Somoto?

The hottest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2004, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Somoto?

The coldest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Somoto?

Almost never: Somoto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Somoto warmed?

Yes: Somoto warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Somoto?

The wettest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Somoto?

The windiest day measured in Somoto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Somoto?

The warmest month in Somoto is April (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Somoto?

Somoto receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Somoto?

Somoto gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Somoto?

Yes: Somoto has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Somoto?

In Somoto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 6 December 1945.

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