Matagalpa weather in July

In July, Matagalpa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 81 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Matagalpa's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matagalpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Matagalpa is urban settlement and municipal seat in Matagalpa 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Matagalpa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Matagalpa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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°15722.812.74.3
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°133.911.37.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Matagalpa gets around 81 mm of rain over 18.3 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 60% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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28911
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 5:24 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:246:10
212.85:256:10
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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 5.37 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 — July's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Matagalpa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Is July a good time to visit Matagalpa?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Matagalpa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matagalpa in July

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

In July, Matagalpa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Matagalpa 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 Matagalpa 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 Matagalpa 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 Matagalpa 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 Matagalpa?

Matagalpa sits at 12.9°N, 85.9°W, 689 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Jinotega, 20 km away.

EstelíBoacoCamoapaRío BlancoTipitapaSomotoMateare

Topography around Matagalpa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matagalpa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m around an average of 816 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,670 m.

The land around Matagalpa is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
522 m
16 km
1,225 m
80 km
1,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Jinotega 20 km · Estelí 51 km · Boaco 58 km · Camoapa 75 km · Río Blanco 75 km · Tipitapa 84 km · Somoto 95 km · Mateare 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 Matagalpa (12.9279°, -85.9191°, elevation 689 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).