Boaco in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Boaco sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 220 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Boaco's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Boaco's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
220 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
4.7
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Boaco in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical spring day in Boaco reaches about 31°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Boaco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 66 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
66
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Boaco weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°51.311.37.7
Feb29° / 20°41.111.67.0
Mar30° / 20°41.311.96.0
Apr32° / 22°285.312.34.6
May31° / 22°18718.412.63.5
Jun29° / 22°1872312.73.6
Jul29° / 22°9518.712.74.3
Aug29° / 22°14421.812.43.8
Sep29° / 21°20226.212.13.2
Oct29° / 21°20223.611.73.8
Nov28° / 21°599.511.45.9
Dec28° / 20°112.611.37.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Boaco gets around 220 mm of rain over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Boaco

In seasonPeak

In spring, Boaco overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Boaco sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Boaco's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Boaco?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Boaco for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boaco in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Boaco sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boaco in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boaco peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boaco in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Boaco is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1624 µg/m³Dec 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boaco?

Boaco sits at 12.5°N, 85.7°W, 335 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Camoapa, 19 km away.

JuigalpaTipitapaMatagalpaGranadaRío BlancoMasayaManagua

Topography around Boaco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Boaco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around Boaco is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
937 m
80 km
1,630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Camoapa 19 km · Juigalpa 52 km · Tipitapa 57 km · Matagalpa 58 km · Granada 68 km · Río Blanco 70 km · Masaya 73 km · Managua 74 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Boaco (12.4726°, -85.6596°, elevation 335 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.