Weather in León

Calculated from weather data of Chinandega Germán Pomares Ordóñez Airport (MNCH) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	33.6	35.2	33.2	33.6	33.7	34.0
February	34.2	35.3	34.7	34.8	34.5	35.7
March	35.5	36.1	34.7	35.2	35.5	36.2
April	35.3	36.6	35.2	34.2	34.7	36.7
May	33.4		35.2	33.1	34.6
June	31.8		32.7	30.1	32.6	32.8
July	33.6		33.8	33.1	33.7	33.7
August	32.8		33.2	31.8	32.7	31.8
September	32.2		33.7	31.0	32.2	31.5
October	31.3		32.0	31.1	32.1	31.0
November	31.8		32.3	31.3	32.2	30.5
December	33.0		34.1	32.3	33.2	32.5
Average	33.5	35.8	33.7	32.6	33.5	33.2

1st highest temperature of Nicaragua

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.0	22	21	21	21	21
February	21.2	22	22	22	22	22
March	22.6	24	22	23	22	22
April	23.9	26	23	23	23	24
May	24.5		24	24	24
June	23.7		24	22	24	24
July	23.9		25	23	24	24
August	23.0		24	23	23	24
September	23.3		23	24	24	23
October	22.8		22	23	23	23
November	22.7		24	23	23	23
December	21.8		23	21	21	22
Average	22.8	23.3	23.0	22.6	22.8	22.8

4th lowest temperature of Nicaragua

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	121	352	291	346	277
25 °C or warmer	121	364	350	362	309
20 °C or warmer	121	365	350	363	312
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.1	0	1	0	0	0
April	0.3	1	0	1	0	0
May	4.0		3	6	3
June	7.5		5	25	7	1
July	2.6		2	6	4	1
August	4.6		4	10	5	10
September	5.5		1	19	8	5
October	9.2		12	11	5	7
November	5.7		5	5	1	23
December	0.2		0	1	1	0
Average	2.9	0.2	2.8	7.0	2.8	4.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.3	7	7	6	7	8
February	7.6	7	8	8	7	7
March	7.0	7	7	7	6	7
April	6.5	7	7	7	6	6
May	5.9		7	6	6
June	5.6		6	6	6	5
July	5.7		6	6	6	5
August	5.7		6	6	6	5
September	5.6		6	6	6	6
October	5.6		7	6	6	5
November	5.6		6	6	6	6
December	6.6		7	7	6	6
Average	6.3	7.0	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.1

6th highest wind speed of Nicaragua

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	E	NE	NE
February	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
March	SE	E	S	NE	E
April	S	S	SE	SE	SE
May		SE	SE	SE
June		SE	SE	SE	E
July		NE	NE	E	E
August		SE	SE	SE	SE
September		SE	SE	SE	S
October		SE	S	SE	SE
November		NE	E	NE	SW
December		N	N	NE	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

León weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in León?

The warmest month is March with an average temperature of 36 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in León?

The coldest month is October with an average daytime temperature of 31 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in León?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in October with a probability of around 9.3 %.

Which month is the driest in León?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.