Diriamba weather in December

In December, Diriamba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Diriamba's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diriamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Diriamba is urban area and municipal seat Carazo Department, Nicaragua.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Diriamba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Diriamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Diriamba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°10.211.45.7
Feb32° / 23°10.211.65.3
Mar33° / 23°20.611.94.5
Apr34° / 24°173.512.33.6
May33° / 25°16816.612.53.0
Jun31° / 24°18420.912.73.1
Jul31° / 24°9914.712.63.8
Aug31° / 24°12817.512.43.4
Sep31° / 24°21423.312.13.0
Oct30° / 23°27123.611.73.3
Nov31° / 23°728.511.54.8
Dec31° / 23°60.911.35.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37426
47327
57426
67624
77723
87723
97822
107822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Diriamba gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1195733
2195931
31106128
41106326
51116424
61116622
71126720
81126819
91136917
101137016
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31418726

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:545:15
211.35:555:16
311.35:555:16
411.35:565:16
511.35:565:16
611.35:575:17
711.35:575:17
811.35:585:17
911.35:585:18
1011.35:595:18
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1211.36:005:19
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Diriamba

In seasonPeak

None of Diriamba's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Diriamba's monsoon runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Diriamba?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Diriamba in December

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

In December, Diriamba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Diriamba in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Diriamba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Diriamba peaks around March 22 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 22UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Diriamba in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Diriamba is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Diriamba?

Diriamba sits at 11.9°N, 86.2°W, 583 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Jinotepe, 4.0 km away.

Managua

Topography around Diriamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diriamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 839 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m.

The land around Diriamba is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
839 m
80 km
1,591 m
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December weather nearby: Jinotepe 4.0 km · San Marcos 7.0 km · Masatepe 12 km · El Crucero 17 km · Masaya 20 km · San Rafael del Sur 22 km · Nandaime 23 km · Managua 31 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 Diriamba (11.8581°, -86.2392°, elevation 583 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).