Estelí weather in July

In July, Estelí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 83 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Estelí's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estelí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Estelí is large urban settlement and municipal seat in Estelí Department, Nicaragua..

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Estelí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Estelí weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°30.711.38.2
Feb29° / 18°30.511.67.4
Mar30° / 19°61.411.96.2
Apr31° / 20°365.412.34.8
May30° / 21°23117.812.63.9
Jun28° / 20°1872112.84.3
Jul28° / 20°8314.712.75.2
Aug29° / 20°15018.912.44.4
Sep28° / 20°22723.712.13.9
Oct27° / 20°24822.911.74.4
Nov27° / 19°558.711.46.6
Dec27° / 18°61.611.28.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Estelí gets around 83 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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26022771
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30024742
31024742

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:266:12
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312.85:266:12
412.85:276:12
512.85:276:12
612.75:276:12
712.75:276:12
812.75:286:12
912.75:286:12
1012.75:286:12
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Estelí

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Estelí?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Estelí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Estelí in July

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

In July, Estelí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Estelí in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Estelí peaks around March 24 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 24UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Estelí in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Estelí is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1623 µg/m³Jan 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Estelí?

Estelí sits at 13.1°N, 86.4°W, 833 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Jinotega, 38 km away.

JinotegaSomotoMatagalpaSomotilloOcotalEl ParaísoLa Paz CentroCiudad Choluteca

Topography around Estelí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Estelí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Estelí is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,177 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Jinotega 38 km · Somoto 50 km · Matagalpa 51 km · Somotillo 60 km · Ocotal 61 km · El Paraíso 89 km · La Paz Centro 91 km · Ciudad Choluteca 92 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 Estelí (13.0929°, -86.3559°, elevation 833 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. 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).