Bluefields weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇮 Nicaragua · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Bluefields is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with February and April close behind. Bluefields averages about 1,871 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,871
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 2,744 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Bluefields?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bluefields is March, then February and April. The dullest month is May (62/100, 272 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bluefields?
Bluefields gets a moderate 1,871 hours of sunshine a year. March (83/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Nicaragua for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,197 hours. The year's 2,744 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 94 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 48 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 38 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 62 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 272 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 337 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 352 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 315 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 337 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 424 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 328 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 137 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Bluefields by month
The sea off Bluefields is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 227 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 234 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 248 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 261 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 438 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 565 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Corn Nicaragua · 80 km · 2,122 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- La Fortuna Costa Rica · 191 km · 1,730 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua · 232 km · 2,271 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Limón Costa Rica · 241 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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