Climate
Puerto Cabezas has tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) with significant precipitation year round, and a short dry season in March and April. Even so, these months see an average precipitation of 48 millimetres (2 in) and 54 millimetres (2 in). The average temperature ranges from a low of 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) in February to 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) in May. The average annual precipitation is 2,799 millimetres (110 in) with 198 days with measureable rainfall.
| Climate data for Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.81 (87.46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.2 (81) |
27.8 (82) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.43 (79.58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.81 (69.44) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 148 (5.83) |
83 (3.27) |
48 (1.89) |
54 (2.13) |
183 (7.2) |
378 (14.88) |
414 (16.3) |
370 (14.57) |
303 (11.93) |
338 (13.31) |
278 (10.94) |
202 (7.95) |
2,799 (110.2) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 198 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||||||||
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