Climate · Nicaragua

Corn Islands

Warm all year, wet from May to January and drier from March to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years12.3°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  3. Mar79°26°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr80°27°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May81°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  6. Jun81°27°Rain on almost every day.
  7. Jul80°27°Rain on almost every day.
  8. Aug80°27°Rain on almost every day.
  9. Sep81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct80°27°Rain on almost every day.
  11. Nov79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 78°F and 81°F all year. The rain comes from May to January, on about six days a week. March to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 26°C and 27°C all year. The rain comes from May to January, on about six days a week. March to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Corn Islands sits

America/Managua

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Latitude
12.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Tola335 km west

The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Corn Islands, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 78°F to 81°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 26°C to 27°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in June and July (95% of days), driest in April (41%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in January (43% cover), cloudiest in June (79%).

Daylight

From 11h 25m in December to 12h 50m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Corn Islands, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
78°26°
6 days43%11h 29m
February
78°26°
5 days45%11h 43m
MarchDry seasonAt its best
79°26°
3 days49%12h 03m
AprilDry seasonAt its best
80°27°
3 days63%12h 24m
MayRainy season
81°27°
5 days77%12h 41m
JuneRainy season
81°27°
7 days79%12h 50m
JulyRainy season
80°27°
7 days74%12h 46m
AugustRainy season
80°27°
7 days73%12h 31m
SeptemberRainy season
81°27°
6 days74%12h 10m
OctoberRainy season
80°27°
7 days77%11h 50m
NovemberRainy season
79°26°
6 days70%11h 33m
DecemberRainy season
79°26°
6 days52%11h 25m

When is the best time to visit Corn Islands?


The best months are March to April: around 80°F day and night, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are March to April: around 27°C day and night, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Corn Islands?

September, around 81°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.September, around 27°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Corn Islands?

June and July, with rain on almost every day. April is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Corn Islands?

From about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Corn Islands?

January, when cloud covers about 43% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Corn Islands's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Corn Islands's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Corn Islands's summer.

Elsewhere in Nicaragua

All of Nicaragua

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Corn Islands sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.