Living in Ocotal
Climate, distances, population and housing in Ocotal, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 51,067INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Mean temperature
- 25 °CDecember: 23 °C
- Rainy season
- May to October
- To Managua
- 4 h 30 min225 km
- To MGA airport
- 4 h 20 min
Homes in Ocotal
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US$150 /monthHouse for rentOcotal, Nueva Segovia
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C$7,000 /month ≈ US$191House for rentOcotal, Nueva Segovia
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US$500 /monthHouse for rentOcotal, Nueva Segovia
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C$25,000 /month ≈ US$683House for rentOcotal, Nueva Segovia
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C$40,000 /month ≈ US$1,092House for rent, 4 bedroomsOcotal, Nueva Segovia4 bdParking
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US$6,500Land for saleOcotal, Nueva Segovia
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Climate
In Ocotal the rainy season runs from May to October, with a drier spell in July (the canícula). The wettest month is September (≈215 mm) and the driest is January. The mean annual temperature is about 25 °C: April is the warmest month (27 °C on average) and December the coolest (23 °C).
The town sits at about 600 m above sea level, which makes it cooler than the Pacific lowland cities.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 23.1 | 72 |
| February | 8 | 24.4 | 65 |
| March | 11 | 25.9 | 58 |
| April | 37 | 27.4 | 57 |
| May | 167 | 26.4 | 70 |
| June | 201 | 24.6 | 83 |
| July | 106 | 24.5 | 81 |
| August | 132 | 24.9 | 80 |
| September | 215 | 24.4 | 84 |
| October | 204 | 23.6 | 86 |
| November | 43 | 22.8 | 83 |
| December | 26 | 22.7 | 79 |
Getting there and around
Ocotal is 225 km from Managua by road, about 4 h 30 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 4 h 20 min from Managua International Airport (MGA).
Ocotal is on the central and northern highlands.
Before you move
Near Ocotal
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).