Rivas Department · NicaraguaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Concepción

Volcano1,700 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation1,700 mabove sea level

Prominence1,579 mindependent height

Isolation85 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

11.53° N, 85.62° WElevation 1,700 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,700 m
Mid-mountain880 m
Valley · Altagracia66 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Concepción in brief

Concepción rises to 1,700 m, Rivas Department, Nicaragua. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,579 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Altagracia, 5.5 km to the NE at 66 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,700 m · 5,577 ft
Prominence: 1,579 m
Region: Rivas Department
Country: Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11.5333, -85.6167
Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA) · 90 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Concepción by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Concepción by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°
Average low	19°	19°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°
Precipitation	53 mm	20 mm	18 mm	29 mm	255 mm	334 mm	323 mm	335 mm	345 mm	377 mm	125 mm	69 mm
Cloud cover	17%	16%	17%	28%	54%	70%	65%	61%	65%	59%	44%	25%
Daylight	11h 31	11h 46	12h 03	12h 23	12h 39	12h 48	12h 44	12h 30	12h 12	11h 53	11h 36	11h 27
Month score	85	95	95	92	57	50	52	54	52	55	61	81

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,850 m	4,900 m	4,950 m	5,050 m	5,100 m	5,100 m	5,050 m	5,050 m	5,050 m	5,000 m	4,950 m	4,900 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C