La Paz Centro weather in May
In May, La Paz Centro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 184 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is La Paz Centro's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz Centro's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 26°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 184 mm
- 16.8 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min
- 5:26 AM – 6:00 PM
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- 7th clearest
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- 9th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.97 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 2.9
- out of 10
La Paz Centro is city and municipal seat in León Department, Nicaragua.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.
A typical May day in La Paz Centro reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 26 |
| 2 | 34 | 26 |
| 3 | 34 | 26 |
| 4 | 34 | 26 |
| 5 | 34 | 26 |
| 6 | 34 | 26 |
| 7 | 34 | 26 |
| 8 | 34 | 26 |
| 9 | 34 | 26 |
| 10 | 34 | 26 |
| 11 | 33 | 26 |
| 12 | 33 | 26 |
| 13 | 33 | 26 |
| 14 | 33 | 26 |
| 15 | 33 | 26 |
| 16 | 33 | 26 |
| 17 | 33 | 26 |
| 18 | 33 | 26 |
| 19 | 32 | 26 |
| 20 | 32 | 26 |
| 21 | 32 | 26 |
| 22 | 32 | 26 |
| 23 | 32 | 26 |
| 24 | 32 | 26 |
| 25 | 32 | 26 |
| 26 | 32 | 26 |
| 27 | 32 | 25 |
| 28 | 32 | 25 |
| 29 | 31 | 25 |
| 30 | 31 | 25 |
| 31 | 31 | 25 |
How May really feels in La Paz Centro
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
La Paz Centro weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 24° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 33° / 24° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 34° / 25° | 2 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 34° / 26° | 16 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
| May | 33° / 26° | 184 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 32° / 26° | 188 | 19.4 | 12.7 | 3.1 |
| Jul | 33° / 26° | 84 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 32° / 26° | 141 | 17.1 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 31° / 25° | 256 | 24.2 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 30° / 25° | 281 | 23.2 | 11.7 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 31° / 25° | 63 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 32° / 25° | 4 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 5.1 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Cloudier (%) | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 44 |
| 2 | 55 | 45 |
| 3 | 54 | 46 |
| 4 | 53 | 47 |
| 5 | 51 | 49 |
| 6 | 50 | 50 |
| 7 | 48 | 52 |
| 8 | 46 | 54 |
| 9 | 45 | 55 |
| 10 | 42 | 58 |
| 11 | 40 | 60 |
| 12 | 38 | 62 |
| 13 | 36 | 64 |
| 14 | 34 | 66 |
| 15 | 32 | 68 |
| 16 | 30 | 70 |
| 17 | 29 | 71 |
| 18 | 28 | 72 |
| 19 | 25 | 75 |
| 20 | 25 | 75 |
| 21 | 25 | 75 |
| 22 | 24 | 76 |
| 23 | 23 | 77 |
| 24 | 23 | 77 |
| 25 | 22 | 78 |
| 26 | 21 | 79 |
| 27 | 21 | 79 |
| 28 | 20 | 80 |
| 29 | 20 | 80 |
| 30 | 20 | 80 |
| 31 | 19 | 81 |
Chance of precipitation in May
La Paz Centro gets around 184 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 29 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 31 |
| 4 | 32 |
| 5 | 33 |
| 6 | 34 |
| 7 | 35 |
| 8 | 36 |
| 9 | 37 |
| 10 | 39 |
| 11 | 41 |
| 12 | 44 |
| 13 | 47 |
| 14 | 50 |
| 15 | 53 |
| 16 | 55 |
| 17 | 58 |
| 18 | 61 |
| 19 | 64 |
| 20 | 66 |
| 21 | 68 |
| 22 | 70 |
| 23 | 72 |
| 24 | 73 |
| 25 | 75 |
| 26 | 75 |
| 27 | 76 |
| 28 | 76 |
| 29 | 76 |
| 30 | 76 |
| 31 | 75 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humid (%) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Oppressive (%) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 |
| Miserable (%) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 35 | 55 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | 34 | 57 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 33 | 58 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 32 | 59 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 30 | 61 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 28 | 64 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 27 | 64 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 7 |
| 11 | 2 | 25 | 65 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 | 23 | 67 | 8 |
| 13 | 2 | 22 | 67 | 9 |
| 14 | 2 | 21 | 67 | 10 |
| 15 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 11 |
| 16 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 12 |
| 17 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 14 |
| 18 | 1 | 16 | 68 | 15 |
| 19 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 16 |
| 20 | 1 | 14 | 68 | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 18 |
| 22 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 19 |
| 23 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 20 |
| 24 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 21 |
| 25 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 21 |
| 26 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 22 |
| 27 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 23 |
| 28 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 24 |
| 29 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 25 |
| 30 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 26 |
| 31 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 26 |
Wind in May
Winds average 10 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 10 | calm |
| 13 | 10 | calm |
| 14 | 10 | calm |
| 15 | 10 | calm |
| 16 | 10 | calm |
| 17 | 10 | calm |
| 18 | 10 | calm |
| 19 | 10 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
| 31 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:04 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:24 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:04 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.4 | 5:31 | 5:57 |
| 2 | 12.4 | 5:30 | 5:57 |
| 3 | 12.5 | 5:30 | 5:57 |
| 4 | 12.5 | 5:30 | 5:57 |
| 5 | 12.5 | 5:29 | 5:58 |
| 6 | 12.5 | 5:29 | 5:58 |
| 7 | 12.5 | 5:29 | 5:58 |
| 8 | 12.5 | 5:28 | 5:58 |
| 9 | 12.5 | 5:28 | 5:58 |
| 10 | 12.5 | 5:28 | 5:59 |
| 11 | 12.5 | 5:27 | 5:59 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 5:27 | 5:59 |
| 13 | 12.5 | 5:27 | 5:59 |
| 14 | 12.6 | 5:26 | 5:59 |
| 15 | 12.6 | 5:26 | 6:00 |
| 16 | 12.6 | 5:26 | 6:00 |
| 17 | 12.6 | 5:26 | 6:00 |
| 18 | 12.6 | 5:26 | 6:00 |
| 19 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:01 |
| 20 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:01 |
| 21 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:01 |
| 22 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:02 |
| 23 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:02 |
| 24 | 12.6 | 5:25 | 6:02 |
| 25 | 12.6 | 5:24 | 6:02 |
| 26 | 12.6 | 5:24 | 6:03 |
| 27 | 12.6 | 5:24 | 6:03 |
| 28 | 12.6 | 5:24 | 6:03 |
| 29 | 12.7 | 5:24 | 6:03 |
| 30 | 12.7 | 5:24 | 6:04 |
| 31 | 12.7 | 5:24 | 6:04 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.97 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.4 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for La Paz Centro
In May, La Paz Centro sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
La Paz Centro sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
La Paz Centro's monsoon runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit La Paz Centro?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Paz Centro.
What to pack for La Paz Centro in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, La Paz Centro sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.
Sea temperature near La Paz Centro in May
The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August 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 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 28 | Warm |
| Apr | 28 | Tropical |
| 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 La Paz Centro in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 La Paz Centro peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 La Paz Centro in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in La Paz Centro is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 10 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) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Good |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 27 | Moderate |
| Jun | 22 | Moderate |
| Jul | 27 | Moderate |
| Aug | 21 | Moderate |
| Sep | 16 | Moderate |
| Oct | 14 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 12 | Moderate |
Where is La Paz Centro?
La Paz Centro sits at 12.3°N, 86.7°W, 73 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Nagarote, 15 km away.
Topography around La Paz Centro
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Paz Centro.
Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paz Centro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,751 m.
The land around La Paz Centro is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (30%) and grassland (25%) 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 La Paz Centro (12.34°, -86.6753°, elevation 73 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).