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Living in San Marcos

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

Population
33,457INIDE 2023
Elevation
554 m
Mean temperature
25 °CNovember: 23 °C
Rainy season
May to November
To Managua
41 min34 km
To MGA airport
54 min
San Marcos, Nicaragua
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Homes in San Marcos

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Climate

In San Marcos 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 25 °C: April is the warmest month (28 °C on average) and November the coolest (23 °C).

The town sits at about 554 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 (%)
January124.366
February225.360
March526.555
April2727.556
May20226.270
June20724.582
July11524.580
August17224.879
September28924.382
October31223.784
November11223.381
December823.675

Getting there and around

San Marcos is 34 km from Managua by road, about 41 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, 9 min away.

San Marcos is on the Pacific side.

Before you move

Near San Marcos

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).