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Living in Masatepe

Climate, distances, population and housing in Masatepe, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.

Population
42,384INIDE 2023
Elevation
456 m
Mean temperature
26 °CNovember: 24 °C
Rainy season
May to November
To Managua
50 min42 km
To MGA airport
54 min
Masatepe, Nicaragua
Photo: KevinEduAlG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Homes in Masatepe

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Climate

In Masatepe the rainy season runs from May to November, with a drier spell in July (the canícula). The wettest month is October (≈312 mm) and the driest is January. The mean annual temperature is about 26 °C: April is the warmest month (28 °C on average) and November the coolest (24 °C).

The town sits at about 456 m above sea level.

1Jan2Feb5Mar27Apr202May207Jun115Jul172Aug289Sep312Oct112Nov8Dec
Average rain per month (mm). Coloured bars are months with 100 mm or more.
Show the monthly data
MonthRain (mm)Mean temp (°C)Humidity (%)
January124.966
February225.960
March527.155
April2728.156
May20226.970
June20725.282
July11525.180
August17225.579
September28924.982
October31224.384
November1122481
December824.275

Getting there and around

Masatepe is 42 km from Managua by road, about 50 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 54 min from Managua International Airport (MGA). The nearest department capital by road is Jinotepe, 17 min away.

Masatepe is on the Pacific side.

Before you move

Near Masatepe

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).