Living in Puerto Cabezas
Climate, distances, population and housing in Puerto Cabezas, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 138,353INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Mean temperature
- 27 °CJanuary: 26 °C
- Rainy season
- May to January
- To Managua
- 10 h 30 min524 km
- To MGA airport
- 10 h 20 min
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Climate
In Puerto Cabezas the rainy season runs from May to January. The wettest month is October (≈358 mm) and the driest is March. The mean annual temperature is about 27 °C: August is the warmest month (28 °C on average) and January the coolest (26 °C).
The town sits at about 8 m above sea level.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 102 | 26.1 | 79 |
| February | 60 | 26.3 | 77 |
| March | 44 | 26.6 | 76 |
| April | 50 | 27.5 | 76 |
| May | 153 | 28 | 79 |
| June | 239 | 28.1 | 82 |
| July | 242 | 28 | 82 |
| August | 220 | 28.2 | 82 |
| September | 193 | 28.2 | 82 |
| October | 358 | 27.8 | 83 |
| November | 270 | 27.2 | 83 |
| December | 147 | 26.7 | 81 |
Getting there and around
Puerto Cabezas is 524 km from Managua by road, about 10 h 30 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 10 h 20 min from Managua International Airport (MGA).
Puerto Cabezas is on the Caribbean Coast.
Before you move
Near Puerto Cabezas
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).