Climate averages 1991–2020
Matagalpa weather
in February.
A warm, 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 warm month in Matagalpa: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Estelí (51 km away). In February its highs average 28.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Matagalpa, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Matagalpa ranks 7th of 7 for the warmest February highs and 7th of 7 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 7 cities is 31.1°C; Matagalpa is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 8.1 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Estelí in FebruaryNicaragua · 51 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Managua in FebruaryNicaragua · 95 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Masaya in FebruaryNicaragua · 108 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in FebruaryNicaragua · 111 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 2.3 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in FebruaryNicaragua · 118 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Chinandega in FebruaryNicaragua · 136 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Danlí in FebruaryHonduras · 142 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in FebruaryHonduras · 143 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.6 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.