Estelí weather in March

In March, Estelí sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Estelí's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estelí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Estelí reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Estelí weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
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58713
68614
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88614
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Estelí gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1642502
2742492
3742492
4842482
5842482
6941482
7941482
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31542466

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:075:50
211.76:065:51
311.86:065:51
411.86:055:51
511.86:055:51
611.86:045:51
711.86:035:51
811.86:035:52
911.86:025:52
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1211.96:005:52
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1411.95:595:52
1511.95:585:52
1611.95:585:52
1711.95:575:52
1811.95:565:53
1911.95:565:53
2012.05:555:53
2112.05:545:53
2212.05:545:53
2312.05:535:53
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2712.05:505:53
2812.15:505:53
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3012.15:485:53
3112.15:475:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.39 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 — March's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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46.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Estelí

In seasonPeak

None of Estelí's seasonal hazards are active in March. 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 March a good time to visit Estelí?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Estelí in March

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

In March, Estelí sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Estelí in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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