Best time to visit Nicaragua

The best time to visit Nicaragua is January to March, when its 4 destinations average 84/100 for climate comfort — October is the weakest month, at 55/100.

Updated September 2026 · averaged over 4 Nicaragua destinations · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇳🇮 Nicaragua, month by month

best January
  1. 84Jan
  2. 84Feb
  3. 83Mar
  4. 79Apr
  5. 64May
  6. 56Jun
  7. 71Jul
  8. 66Aug
  9. 60Sep
  10. 55Oct
  11. 68Nov
  12. 81Dec
Average comfort out of 100 · open a month for where to go in it

Nicaragua climate comfort by month

MonthComfortAvg highRainPick of the month
January8430.2°C10 mmOmetepe 88
February8430.8°C6 mmOmetepe 90
March8331.7°C7 mmSan Juan del Sur 91
April7932.4°C28 mmSan Juan del Sur 89
May6431.4°C211 mmSan Juan del Sur 74
June5630.1°C311 mmSan Juan del Sur 63
July7130.4°C148 mmSan Juan del Sur 78
August6630.5°C200 mmSan Juan del Sur 75
September6030.2°C272 mmSan Juan del Sur 68
October5529.6°C381 mmSan Juan del Sur 60
November6829.5°C189 mmOmetepe 73
December8129.7°C41 mmSan Juan del Sur 85

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score, averaged across every Nicaragua destination in the dataset. Each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. Averages from ERA5 reanalysis normals, not forecasts.

All 4 destinations in Nicaragua

Nicaragua — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Nicaragua?
January to March. Across Nicaragua's 4 destinations, January averages 84/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 30.2°C and 10 mm of rain.
What is the worst month to visit Nicaragua?
October, averaging 55/100 — mean highs of 29.6°C and 381 mm of rain across the country's destinations.
What is the hottest month in Nicaragua?
April, with mean daily highs of 32.4°C averaged across 4 destinations.
What is the wettest month in Nicaragua?
October, averaging 381 mm of rain.