Compare townsMatagalpa vs Estelí
Two common choices for living in Nicaragua, compared with public data.
| Measure | Matagalpa | Estelí |
|---|
| Population (2023) | 171,473 | 131,971 |
| Elevation | 689 m | 833 m |
| Mean temperature | 23.2 °C | 23.0 °C |
| Warmest month | April (26 °C) | April (26 °C) |
| Annual rain | 1,195 mm | 1,257 mm |
| Rainy months | May to October | May to October |
| To MGA airport | 2 h 25 min | 2 h 50 min |
| To Managua | 2 h 35 min | 3 h |
In short
- Estelí is cooler: 23.0 °C on average against 23.2 °C in Matagalpa.
- Estelí gets more rain per year than Matagalpa.
- Matagalpa is closer to Managua International Airport.
- They are about 71 km apart by road (1 h 27 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 | 8 | 21.8 | 76 |
| February | 7 | 22.9 | 69 |
| March | 10 | 24.3 | 62 |
| April | 30 | 25.8 | 61 |
| May | 166 | 24.9 | 73 |
| June | 196 | 23.4 | 85 |
| July | 112 | 23.1 | 84 |
| August | 139 | 23.4 | 84 |
| September | 235 | 23 | 88 |
| October | 225 | 22.5 | 89 |
| November | 49 | 21.9 | 85 |
| December | 18 | 21.7 | 82 |
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 | 4 | 21.8 | 70 |
| February | 4 | 23 | 63 |
| March | 10 | 24.5 | 57 |
| April | 35 | 25.9 | 57 |
| May | 184 | 24.7 | 71 |
| June | 211 | 23 | 83 |
| July | 105 | 22.9 | 80 |
| August | 144 | 23.2 | 79 |
| September | 259 | 22.6 | 85 |
| October | 242 | 22 | 87 |
| November | 42 | 21.3 | 83 |
| December | 17 | 21.3 | 78 |
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).