Boaco in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Boaco sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 426 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Boaco's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Boaco's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
426 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
3.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Boaco in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Boaco reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Boaco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 23 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boaco weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Boaco gets around 426 mm of rain over 64 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 13 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Boaco

In seasonPeak

In summer, Boaco overlaps its atlantic hurricane and 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 summer a good time to visit Boaco?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boaco.

What to pack for Boaco in Summer

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

In summer, Boaco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 64 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boaco in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (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 Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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
Summer 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.