Mateare weather in August

In August, Mateare sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 135 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mateare's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mateare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Mateare is Settlement in Nicaragua, administrative center of the Municipio de Mateare.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mateare reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
23425
33425
43425
53425
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How August really feels in Mateare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mateare weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°10.211.44.1
Feb35° / 23°10.211.63.6
Mar36° / 24°20.411.92.7
Apr37° / 25°163.712.31.9
May35° / 25°17116.312.62.1
Jun33° / 25°18219.212.72.7
Jul34° / 25°841212.62.9
Aug34° / 25°13516.712.42.5
Sep33° / 24°22023.612.12.4
Oct32° / 24°23522.511.72.9
Nov33° / 24°568.111.43.8
Dec34° / 23°40.711.34.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
103070
113070
123070
132971
142872
152872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mateare gets around 135 mm of rain over 16.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
440
541
642
743
844
945
1046
1148
1249
1350
1451
1552
1653
1754
1855
1957
2058
2159
2260
2362
2463
2564
2665
2766
2867
2969
3069
3170

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1144514
2144514
3144514
4144514
5144505
6143515
7143515
8142525
9141535
10141535
11140545
12139564
13139564
14138574
15137584
16136594
17135604
18134614
19133624
20132625
21131635
22030646
23029647
24028657
25026668
26025669
27024679
280236710
290226810
300216811
310206911

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312calm
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1911calm
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2610calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:08
212.55:366:08
312.55:366:08
412.55:366:07
512.55:366:07
612.55:366:06
712.55:366:06
812.55:376:06
912.55:376:05
1012.55:376:05
1112.55:376:04
1212.45:376:04
1312.45:376:04
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1612.45:386:02
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2012.45:386:00
2112.45:385:59
2212.35:385:59
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3112.25:385:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mateare

In seasonPeak

In August, Mateare sits inside its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mateare sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Mateare's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mateare?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mateare.

What to pack for Mateare in August

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

In August, Mateare sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mateare in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in September 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.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Mateare in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Mateare peaks around March 24 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mateare in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mateare is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mateare?

Mateare sits at 12.2°N, 86.4°W, 60 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Sandino, 12 km away.

La Paz CentroEl CruceroTipitapaSan Rafael del SurSan Marcos

Topography around Mateare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mateare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Mateare is covered by trees (35%), grassland (33%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), water (28%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ciudad Sandino 12 km · Nagarote 15 km · Managua 22 km · La Paz Centro 29 km · El Crucero 30 km · Tipitapa 36 km · San Rafael del Sur 43 km · San Marcos 44 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 Mateare (12.2351°, -86.4281°, elevation 60 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).