Compare townsLeón vs Jinotepe
Two common choices for living in Nicaragua, compared with public data.
| Measure | León | Jinotepe |
|---|
| Population (2023) | 214,920 | 55,780 |
| Elevation | 102 m | 551 m |
| Mean temperature | 28.4 °C | 24.9 °C |
| Warmest month | April (31 °C) | April (28 °C) |
| Annual rain | 1,450 mm | 1,452 mm |
| Rainy months | May to October | May to November |
| To MGA airport | 2 h 5 min | 1 h 11 min |
| To Managua | 1 h 55 min | 59 min |
In short
- Jinotepe is cooler: 24.9 °C on average against 28.4 °C in León.
- Jinotepe gets more rain per year than León.
- Jinotepe is closer to Managua International Airport.
- They are about 111 km apart by road (2 h 15 min).
Average rain per month (mm). Coloured bars are months with 100 mm or more.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|
| January | 2 | 28.3 | 57 |
| February | 2 | 29.2 | 54 |
| March | 8 | 30.2 | 51 |
| April | 35 | 30.9 | 54 |
| May | 216 | 29.3 | 69 |
| June | 229 | 27.7 | 80 |
| July | 114 | 28.1 | 75 |
| August | 173 | 28.5 | 74 |
| September | 299 | 27.5 | 80 |
| October | 294 | 26.8 | 83 |
| November | 68 | 26.7 | 77 |
| December | 10 | 27.3 | 68 |
Average rain per month (mm). Coloured bars are months with 100 mm or more.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|
| January | 1 | 24.3 | 66 |
| February | 2 | 25.3 | 60 |
| March | 5 | 26.5 | 55 |
| April | 27 | 27.5 | 56 |
| May | 202 | 26.3 | 70 |
| June | 207 | 24.6 | 82 |
| July | 115 | 24.5 | 80 |
| August | 172 | 24.9 | 79 |
| September | 289 | 24.3 | 82 |
| October | 312 | 23.7 | 84 |
| November | 112 | 23.3 | 81 |
| December | 8 | 23.6 | 75 |
Sources: INIDE 2023 population estimate (via citypopulation.de); NASA POWER monthly climatology 2001–2025; Distances: OSRM on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); times at the 50 km/h limit; GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).