Living in San Carlos
Climate, distances, population and housing in San Carlos, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 52,191INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 29 m
- Mean temperature
- 27 °CNovember: 26 °C
- Rainy season
- May to November
- To Managua
- 5 h 50 min293 km
- To MGA airport
- 5 h 40 min
Homes in San Carlos
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Apartment
C$3,800 /month ≈ US$104Apartment for rentSan Carlos, Río San Juan
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Land
Price on requestLand for saleSan Carlos, Río San Juan
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Climate
In San Carlos the rainy season runs from May to November, with a drier spell in July (the canícula). The wettest month is October (≈297 mm) and the driest is February. The mean annual temperature is about 27 °C: April is the warmest month (29 °C on average) and November the coolest (26 °C).
The town sits at about 29 m above sea level.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 26.1 | 77 |
| February | 9 | 27 | 70 |
| March | 11 | 28.2 | 65 |
| April | 37 | 29.2 | 65 |
| May | 185 | 28.6 | 75 |
| June | 179 | 27.3 | 86 |
| July | 134 | 27 | 86 |
| August | 179 | 27.1 | 86 |
| September | 256 | 26.8 | 88 |
| October | 297 | 26.4 | 89 |
| November | 137 | 26 | 88 |
| December | 27 | 26 | 84 |
Getting there and around
San Carlos is 293 km from Managua by road, about 5 h 50 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 5 h 40 min from Managua International Airport (MGA).
San Carlos is on the southeast (Río San Juan).
Before you move
Near San Carlos
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).