Living in Santa María de Pantasma
Climate, distances, population and housing in Santa María de Pantasma, from public data. Looking for a home here? Tell us what you need and we will send options from owners and agents.
- Population
- 57,779INIDE 2023
- Elevation
- 404 m
- Mean temperature
- 26 °CDecember: 24 °C
- Rainy season
- May to October
- To Managua
- 3 h 50 min192 km
- To MGA airport
- 3 h 40 min
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Climate
In Santa María de Pantasma 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 26 °C: April is the warmest month (29 °C on average) and December the coolest (24 °C).
The town sits at about 404 m above sea level.
Show the monthly data
| Month | Rain (mm) | Mean temp (°C) | Humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 24.3 | 72 |
| February | 8 | 25.6 | 65 |
| March | 11 | 27.2 | 58 |
| April | 37 | 28.7 | 57 |
| May | 167 | 27.7 | 70 |
| June | 201 | 25.9 | 83 |
| July | 106 | 25.8 | 81 |
| August | 132 | 26.1 | 80 |
| September | 215 | 25.6 | 84 |
| October | 204 | 24.9 | 86 |
| November | 43 | 24.1 | 83 |
| December | 26 | 23.9 | 79 |
Getting there and around
Santa María de Pantasma is 192 km from Managua by road, about 3 h 50 min by car at the 50 km/h limit police have enforced since 2025, and 3 h 40 min from Managua International Airport (MGA). The nearest department capital by road is Jinotega, 1 h away.
Santa María de Pantasma is on the central and northern highlands.
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Near Santa María de Pantasma
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).