Living in El Cua
Climate, distances, population and housing in El Cua, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 62,160INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 439 m
- Mean temperature
- 25 °CDecember: 24 °C
- Rainy season
- May to October
- To Managua
- 4 h 10 min208 km
- To MGA airport
- 4 h
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Climate
In El Cua the rainy season runs from May to October, with a drier spell in July (the canícula). The wettest month is June (≈182 mm) and the driest is February. The mean annual temperature is about 25 °C: April is the warmest month (27 °C on average) and December the coolest (24 °C).
The town sits at about 439 m above sea level.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 23.6 | 74 |
| February | 13 | 24.6 | 68 |
| March | 14 | 25.9 | 62 |
| April | 32 | 27.4 | 60 |
| May | 144 | 26.8 | 71 |
| June | 182 | 25.3 | 83 |
| July | 118 | 25.1 | 82 |
| August | 127 | 25.3 | 82 |
| September | 181 | 24.9 | 85 |
| October | 180 | 24.3 | 87 |
| November | 52 | 23.7 | 83 |
| December | 29 | 23.5 | 80 |
Getting there and around
El Cua is 208 km from Managua by road, about 4 h 10 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 4 h from Managua International Airport (MGA). The nearest department capital by road is Jinotega, 1 h 27 min away.
El Cua is on the central and northern highlands.
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Near El Cua
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).