Climate averages 1991–2020
Estelí weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Estelí: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Matagalpa (51 km away). In March its highs average 29.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Estelí, with 8.1 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Estelí ranks 6th of 7 for the warmest March highs and 6th of 7 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 7 cities is 32.2°C; Estelí is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
March 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 | 28.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 2.6 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Matagalpa in MarchNicaragua · 51 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in MarchHonduras · 92 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 7.3 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 93 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Chinandega in MarchNicaragua · 99 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Managua in MarchNicaragua · 107 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Danlí in MarchHonduras · 107 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Masaya in MarchNicaragua · 128 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 136 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 3.4 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.