Climate averages 1991–2020
Managua weather
in March.
A very 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 very hot month in Managua: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one 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 Masaya (24 km away). In March its highs average 31.7°C, 3.2°C cooler than Managua, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Managua ranks 1st of 7 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 7 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 7 cities is 32.2°C; Managua is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 13 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
Managua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 34.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 146 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 153 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 11.4 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 109 | 15.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 168 | 21.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 187 | 21.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 46 | 6.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 32.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 4.6 | 0.7 | 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
- Masaya in MarchNicaragua · 24 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 39 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 76 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Matagalpa in MarchNicaragua · 95 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Estelí in MarchNicaragua · 107 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Chinandega in MarchNicaragua · 110 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in MarchHonduras · 165 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Danlí in MarchHonduras · 214 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 12 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 Managua) is explained once on the Managua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.