Climate averages 1991–2020
Estelí weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Estelí: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Matagalpa (51 km away). In February its highs average 27.8°C, 1.2°C cooler than Estelí, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Estelí ranks 6th of 7 for the warmest February highs and 6th of 7 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 7 cities is 31.1°C; Estelí is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 6.2 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Estelí climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 3.1 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 28.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 2.6 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 6.2 | 1.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 36 | 5.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 231 | 17.8 | 12.713 h |
| June | 27.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 187 | 21.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 27.8°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 83 | 14.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 150 | 18.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 227 | 23.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 248 | 22.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 55 | 8.7 | 11.512 h |
| December | 27.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Matagalpa in FebruaryNicaragua · 51 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in FebruaryHonduras · 92 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.6 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in FebruaryNicaragua · 93 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Chinandega in FebruaryNicaragua · 99 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Managua in FebruaryNicaragua · 107 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Danlí in FebruaryHonduras · 107 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Masaya in FebruaryNicaragua · 128 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in FebruaryNicaragua · 136 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 2.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Estelí) is explained once on the Estelí year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.