Climate averages 1991–2020
Matagalpa weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Matagalpa: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 2nd 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 Estelí (51 km away). In March its highs average 30.5°C, 1.1°C warmer than Matagalpa, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Matagalpa ranks 7th of 7 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 7 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 7 cities is 32.2°C; Matagalpa is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.1 mm to 35 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Estelí in MarchNicaragua · 51 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Managua in MarchNicaragua · 95 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Masaya in MarchNicaragua · 108 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 111 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in MarchNicaragua · 118 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Chinandega in MarchNicaragua · 136 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Danlí in MarchHonduras · 142 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in MarchHonduras · 143 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 7.3 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 Matagalpa) is explained once on the Matagalpa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.