Jinotega weather in January

In January, Jinotega sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jinotega's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jinotega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Jinotega is urban and populated area of the municipality of Jinotega, Nicaragua.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jinotega reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Jinotega weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°92.511.38.0
Feb27° / 17°61.611.68.0
Mar28° / 18°82.111.97.1
Apr30° / 19°35512.35.7
May29° / 20°19617.512.64.4
Jun27° / 20°15722.812.84.3
Jul27° / 20°8118.312.75.1
Aug27° / 20°1132012.44.8
Sep27° / 19°16723.412.14.2
Oct27° / 19°19022.911.74.5
Nov26° / 18°5210.311.46.5
Dec26° / 18°133.911.27.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jinotega gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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316

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12166913
22166913
32167012
43176911
53177010
63186910
7318709
8319699
9320698
10420697
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:24
211.26:105:25
311.26:115:25
411.36:115:26
511.36:115:27
611.36:125:27
711.36:125:28
811.36:125:28
911.36:135:29
1011.36:135:29
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1811.36:145:34
1911.36:155:34
2011.36:155:35
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2311.46:155:36
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.0Bright
295.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jinotega

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Jinotega?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Jinotega for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jinotega in January

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

In January, Jinotega sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jinotega in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jinotega peaks around April 10 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 10UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Jinotega in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jinotega 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 Jinotega?

Jinotega sits at 13.1°N, 86.0°W, 1,007 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Matagalpa, 20 km away.

EstelíSomotoBoacoOcotalRío BlancoJalapaCamoapa

Topography around Jinotega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jinotega has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m around an average of 1,172 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 1,691 m.

The land around Jinotega is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
722 m
16 km
1,177 m
80 km
1,691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Matagalpa 20 km · Estelí 38 km · Somoto 76 km · Boaco 78 km · Ocotal 79 km · Río Blanco 86 km · Jalapa 93 km · Camoapa 95 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 Jinotega (13.091°, -86.0023°, elevation 1,007 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).