Puerto Cabezas weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇮 Nicaragua · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Puerto Cabezas is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with April and February close behind. Puerto Cabezas averages about 2,271 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 44 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,271
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 2,078 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 12 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Cabezas?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Cabezas is March, then April and February. The dullest month is May (65/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Cabezas?
Puerto Cabezas gets a moderate 2,271 hours of sunshine a year. March (84/100) is noticeably better than May (65). It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Nicaragua for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,197 hours. The year's 2,078 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 | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 102 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 81 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 60 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 44 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 83 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 50 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 239 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 242 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 220 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 193 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 358 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 270 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 147 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Cabezas by month
The sea off Puerto Cabezas 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 Andrés Colombia · 244 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 368 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 413 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 421 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 450 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 459 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Puerto Lempira Honduras · 142 km · 2,479 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Corn Nicaragua · 211 km · 2,122 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Providencia Colombia · 232 km · 2,733 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Bluefields Nicaragua · 232 km · 1,871 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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