Matagalpa
City in Nicaragua: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Matagalpa is a city in Nicaragua, in Matagalpa Department. About 109,089 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Nicaragua in our atlas.
It lies at 12.93° N, 85.92° W, about 689 m (2,260 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Managua time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Matagalpa. Green dots: other major cities of Nicaragua. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Matagalpa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (64°F). Around 1,195 mm (47 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3617708 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3851689 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.