Nueva Guinea weather in August

In August, Nueva Guinea sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 219 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Nueva Guinea's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nueva Guinea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Nueva Guinea is Town in Nicaragua, administrative center of the Municipality of Nueva Guinea.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nueva Guinea reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132923
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182923
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202923
212923
222923
232923
243023
253023
263023
273023
283023
293023
303023
313023

How August really feels in Nueva Guinea

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.

Nueva Guinea weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°6020.411.45.1
Feb28° / 21°4116.111.65.3
Mar29° / 22°3213.111.95.1
Apr31° / 23°4615.212.34.0
May31° / 23°18625.812.52.9
Jun30° / 23°25329.212.72.7
Jul29° / 23°22530.312.62.9
Aug29° / 23°21930.112.42.8
Sep30° / 23°2302912.12.7
Oct29° / 22°24328.911.72.9
Nov28° / 22°15523.911.53.8
Dec28° / 22°8823.311.34.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
11991
12991
131090
141090
151090
161090
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261387
271387
281387
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nueva Guinea gets around 219 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2896
2996
3096
3196

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19010
29010
39010
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
109010
119010
129010
13919
14919
15928
16937
17937
18937
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30919
31919

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:286:00
212.55:285:59
312.55:295:59
412.55:295:59
512.55:295:58
612.55:295:58
712.55:295:58
812.55:295:57
912.55:295:57
1012.45:305:56
1112.45:305:56
1212.45:305:55
1312.45:305:55
1412.45:305:55
1512.45:305:54
1612.45:305:54
1712.45:305:53
1812.45:305:53
1912.45:305:52
2012.45:305:52
2112.35:315:51
2212.35:315:50
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2912.35:315:46
3012.25:315:46
3112.25:315:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nueva Guinea

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nueva Guinea's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Nueva Guinea?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nueva Guinea.

What to pack for Nueva Guinea in August

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

In August, Nueva Guinea sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nueva Guinea in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Nueva Guinea peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 20UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nueva Guinea 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 Nueva Guinea is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1626 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Guinea?

Nueva Guinea sits at 11.7°N, 84.5°W, 212 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Rama, 58 km away.

RamaSan CarlosEl CastilloBluefieldsJuigalpaSan JoséPearl Lagoon

Topography around Nueva Guinea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Guinea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Nueva Guinea is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
538 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Rama 58 km · San Carlos 72 km · El Castillo 75 km · Bluefields 84 km · Juigalpa 109 km · San José 110 km · Pearl Lagoon 112 km · La Fortuna 137 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 Nueva Guinea (11.6876°, -84.4562°, elevation 212 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). 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).