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Last and first frost dates in Managua

Nicaragua

Managua had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Managua

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Managua

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
León (Nicaragua)73 km——
Matagalpa95 km——
Choluteca164 km——
Liberia192 km——
Tegucigalpa240 km——

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Managua

Within 15 km of Managua OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 16 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest farm supply to the city centre is Profysa, 3 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Managua by month

Average weather in Managua over 2016–2025: the warmest month is April. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (30.1–34.6 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January–December (30.1–34.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 24.5 °C. About 1511 mm of rain falls in a year, on 144 days; October is the wettest month (395 mm) and February the driest (1 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January3224.621
February32.624.510
March33.824.951
April34.625.8315
May32.82624419
June30.725.521723
July32266912
August31.925.913218
September31.225.525323
October30.125.139526
November30.625.214713
December31.425.1153

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).