Climate averages 1991–2020
Matagalpa weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Matagalpa: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Estelí (51 km away). In December its highs average 27.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Matagalpa, with 6.3 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Matagalpa ranks 7th of 7 for the warmest December highs and 7th of 7 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 7 cities is 29.6°C; Matagalpa is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 8.6 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Matagalpa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 8.6 | 2.5 | 11.511 h |
| February | 27.8°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.1 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 35 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 196 | 17.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 27.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 157 | 22.8 | 12.913 h |
| July | 26.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 81 | 18.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 27.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 113 | 19.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 167 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 190 | 22.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 52 | 10.3 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 26.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 13 | 3.9 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 51 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Managua in DecemberNicaragua · 95 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Masaya in DecemberNicaragua · 108 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in DecemberNicaragua · 111 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 9.3 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in DecemberNicaragua · 118 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Chinandega in DecemberNicaragua · 136 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Danlí in DecemberHonduras · 142 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in DecemberHonduras · 143 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.1 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 Matagalpa) is explained once on the Matagalpa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.