Living in El Castillo
Climate, distances, population and housing in El Castillo, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 43,365INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Mean temperature
- 26 °CJanuary: 25 °C
- Rainy season
- May to November
- To Managua
- 6 h 30 min323 km
- To MGA airport
- 6 h 20 min
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Climate
In El Castillo the rainy season runs from May to November. The wettest month is October (≈299 mm) and the driest is February. The mean annual temperature is about 26 °C: April is the warmest month (28 °C on average) and January the coolest (25 °C).
The town sits at about 40 m above sea level.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 | 24.9 | 83 |
| February | 24 | 25.7 | 76 |
| March | 27 | 27 | 70 |
| April | 56 | 28 | 70 |
| May | 195 | 27.6 | 80 |
| June | 189 | 26.5 | 89 |
| July | 161 | 26.1 | 90 |
| August | 186 | 26.2 | 90 |
| September | 240 | 26 | 91 |
| October | 299 | 25.7 | 92 |
| November | 191 | 25.2 | 92 |
| December | 62 | 25 | 88 |
Getting there and around
El Castillo is 323 km from Managua by road, about 6 h 30 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 6 h 20 min from Managua International Airport (MGA). The nearest department capital by road is San Carlos, 1 h 29 min away.
El Castillo is on the southeast (Río San Juan).
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Near El Castillo
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).