El Crucero in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), El Crucero sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 689 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is El Crucero's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Crucero's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 30°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 689 mm
- 70 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in El Crucero in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.
A typical summer day in El Crucero reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in El Crucero
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
El Crucero 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 22° | 4 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 32° / 22° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.6 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 33° / 22° | 5 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 34° / 23° | 32 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
| May | 32° / 24° | 238 | 20.1 | 12.5 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 30° / 23° | 281 | 24.7 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 30° / 23° | 176 | 21.2 | 12.6 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 31° / 23° | 232 | 24.3 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 30° / 23° | 318 | 28 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 30° / 22° | 318 | 26.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 30° / 22° | 102 | 13 | 11.4 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 30° / 22° | 13 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 5.9 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
El Crucero gets around 689 mm of rain over 70 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for El Crucero
In summer, El Crucero overlaps its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
El Crucero sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
El Crucero's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit El Crucero?
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.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Crucero.
What to pack for El Crucero in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, El Crucero sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.
Sea temperature near El Crucero in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 28 | Warm |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Warm |
UV index in El Crucero in Summer
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 El Crucero 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in El Crucero in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in El Crucero 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 21 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 25 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 15 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is El Crucero?
El Crucero sits at 12.0°N, 86.3°W, 930 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is San Marcos, 15 km away.
Topography around El Crucero
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Crucero.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Crucero has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m.
The land around El Crucero is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and water (40%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 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
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 El Crucero (11.9901°, -86.3095°, elevation 930 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.