Río Blanco weather in August

In August, Río Blanco sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 162 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Río Blanco's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Blanco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Río Blanco is urban settlement and municipal seat in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua.

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 Río Blanco reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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)
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How August really feels in Río Blanco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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
17
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.

Río Blanco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°4015.211.35.9
Feb28° / 20°2911.611.65.9
Mar30° / 21°259.411.95.4
Apr31° / 22°4110.712.34.3
May31° / 22°15922.412.63.1
Jun29° / 22°2122812.72.9
Jul28° / 22°17629.312.73.2
Aug29° / 22°16228.112.43.2
Sep30° / 22°17826.812.13.0
Oct29° / 22°19225.911.73.4
Nov28° / 21°10219.311.44.7
Dec27° / 20°5016.511.35.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32377
42278
52278
62278
72278
82179
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152278
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312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Río Blanco gets around 162 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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2991
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3191

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
22971
32962
41972
51972
61972
71972
81972
91972
101981
111981
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2601000
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301990
311981

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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266calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:30 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:306:04
212.65:306:04
312.65:306:04
412.65:306:03
512.55:306:03
612.55:316:03
712.55:316:02
812.55:316:02
912.55:316:01
1012.55:316:01
1112.55:316:00
1212.55:316:00
1312.55:325:59
1412.55:325:59
1512.45:325:58
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1712.45:325:57
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1912.45:325:56
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Río Blanco

In seasonPeak

In August, Río Blanco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Río Blanco?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Río Blanco.

What to pack for Río Blanco in August

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

In August, Río Blanco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Río Blanco 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 Río Blanco peaks around April 9 at about 13 (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 9UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Río Blanco 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 Río Blanco is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1624 µg/m³Dec 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Río Blanco?

Río Blanco sits at 12.9°N, 85.2°W, 265 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Camoapa, 69 km away.

CamoapaBoacoMatagalpaJinotegaJuigalpaSiunaEstelíTipitapa

Topography around Río Blanco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Blanco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,708 m.

The land around Río Blanco is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
765 m
16 km
1,311 m
80 km
1,708 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Camoapa 69 km · Boaco 70 km · Matagalpa 75 km · Jinotega 86 km · Juigalpa 93 km · Siuna 101 km · Estelí 124 km · Tipitapa 125 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 Río Blanco (12.9344°, -85.2235°, elevation 265 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).