Nicaragua · Month guide

Nicaragua in April

Around 31 °C with 55 mm of rain and 7.1 hours of sun a day.

April is a solid shoulder-season month in Nicaragua. Around 31 °C with 55 mm of rain and 7.1 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Nicaragua · April

What the weather usually does

Nicaragua · typical month

Day / night
23 – 31 °C
Year range 22 – 31 °C
Rainfall
56 mm
Year range 44 – 301 mm
Sunshine
7.1 hr / day
Year range 4.0 – 7.1 hr / day

What’s open · April

Things to do in Nicaragua in April

Nothing in Nicaragua shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in April.

At its best
Volcano and lake trips
the dry season, though it can still rain — anything from a shower to several days of downpour
Sources: adventure-life.com, responsibletravel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

17 regions · current month

Nicaragua, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Nicaragua

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Reconsider travel

Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-09-27

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 3Reconsider travel

Reconsider travel

Changed 2026-09-27Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	28.3	21.6	19.7	29.9
February	29.0	21.7	19.4	30.8
March	30.2	22.2	20.6	32.2
April	31.4	23.2	21.6	32.9
May	31.4	24.0	22.8	33.5
June	29.9	23.6	22.6	31.9
July	29.7	23.6	22.7	31.1
August	30.1	23.5	22.5	31.6
September	30.4	23.2	22.4	31.7
October	29.7	23.0	22.1	31.6
November	28.9	22.6	21.3	30.3
December	28.3	22.1	20.3	29.6

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	65
February	45
March	44
April	56
May	200
June	293
July	207
August	208
September	228
October	301
November	199
December	102

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	5.9
February	6.7
March	7.1
April	7.1
May	5.5
June	4.0
July	4.3
August	4.8
September	5.3
October	4.6
November	4.7
December	5.3

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	13.0	8.0	18.1
February	13.3	7.9	18.0
March	12.2	7.8	16.3
April	10.7	6.7	15.1
May	8.7	4.9	13.3
June	8.6	4.7	13.3
July	11.4	7.5	14.9
August	9.0	5.0	13.1
September	7.0	4.4	10.2
October	7.0	4.4	11.0
November	10.0	5.4	14.1
December	12.4	7.1	16.2