Jalapa weather in June

In June, Jalapa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 178 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Jalapa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:20 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Jalapa is Town in the northeast of Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua. Seat of the municipality..

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Jalapa 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, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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112820
122820
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Jalapa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°3611.711.36.7
Feb26° / 17°248.411.56.8
Mar29° / 18°226.711.96.3
Apr31° / 19°447.512.35.0
May30° / 20°16618.712.63.8
Jun28° / 20°17825.512.83.6
Jul27° / 20°14226.112.74.0
Aug28° / 20°1302512.54.0
Sep29° / 20°15624.412.13.6
Oct28° / 19°19223.911.74.2
Nov26° / 18°831611.45.6
Dec25° / 17°4213.211.26.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
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302080

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Jalapa gets around 178 mm of rain over 25.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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281
382
482
583
683
783
884
984
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1184
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1484
1584
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2286
2386
2486
2586
2686
2786
2886
2986
3086

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1176527
2066727
3066727
4066826
5056926
6056926
7057025
8047125
9047224
10047224
11047323
12047323
13047422
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16047620
17047620
18037819
19037918
20037918
21038017
22038116
23028216
24028315
25028414
26028513
27028513
28028612
29028711
30028711

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:196:05
212.85:196:05
312.85:196:05
412.85:196:06
512.85:196:06
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712.85:196:07
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912.85:196:07
1012.85:196:08
1112.85:206:08
1212.85:206:08
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1812.85:216:10
1912.85:216:10
2012.85:216:10
2112.85:216:10
2212.85:216:11
2312.85:226:11
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2612.85:226:11
2712.85:226:12
2812.85:236:12
2912.85:236:12
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
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174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Jalapa

In seasonPeak

In June, Jalapa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Jalapa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalapa.

What to pack for Jalapa in June

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

In June, Jalapa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jalapa in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jalapa peaks around April 11 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 highApr 11UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Jalapa in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jalapa is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2232 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar10Good
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jalapa?

Jalapa sits at 13.9°N, 86.1°W, 686 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is El Paraíso, 46 km away.

El ParaísoOcotalDanlíSomotoTeupasentiMorocelíJuticalpaJinotega

Topography around Jalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalapa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 737 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Jalapa is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
618 m
16 km
1,337 m
80 km
1,897 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: El Paraíso 46 km · Ocotal 50 km · Danlí 51 km · Somoto 69 km · Teupasenti 70 km · Morocelí 83 km · Juticalpa 83 km · Jinotega 93 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 Jalapa (13.9222°, -86.1235°, elevation 686 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).