Cordillera Los Maribios · León Department · NicaraguaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Volcán Cerro Negro

Cinder cone · last major eruption 1992728 m

Elevation728 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul30°average high

12.51° N, 86.70° WElevation 728 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Volcán Cerro Negro in brief

Volcán Cerro Negro rises to 728 m in the Cordillera Los Maribios, León Department, Nicaragua.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 33°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Malpaisillo, 9.9 km to the N at 119 m.

Elevation: 728 m · 2,388 ft
Range: Cordillera Los Maribios
Region: León Department
Country: Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12.5078, -86.7033
Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA) · 71 km

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Volcán Cerro Negro by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	30°	31°	32°	33°	31°	29°	30°	30°	28°	28°	28°	30°
Average low	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	19°
Precipitation	5 mm	2 mm	9 mm	29 mm	296 mm	314 mm	168 mm	246 mm	412 mm	402 mm	88 mm	8 mm
Cloud cover	9%	10%	13%	23%	49%	61%	50%	49%	59%	51%	33%	16%
Daylight	11h 28	11h 44	12h 03	12h 24	12h 42	12h 51	12h 47	12h 32	12h 12	11h 52	11h 33	11h 24
Month score	76	73	67	58	35	37	40	39	41	47	61	79

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	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,800 m	4,950 m	4,800 m	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,650 m	4,550 m	4,450 m	4,450 m	4,500 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

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Volcán Momotombo	1,297 m	–	20 km SE	27°
Volcán Las Pilas	1,088 m	–	2.2 km SE	27°
Telica	1,061 m	–	19 km NW	28°
Volcán del Hoyo	974 m	–	4.3 km SE	27°
Volcán Las Pilas	971 m	–	2.1 km SE	27°
Volcán Santa Clara	844 m	–	7.9 km NW	29°
Cerro El Cacao, Malpaisillo	838 m	–	7.7 km NW	28°
Volcán San Jacinto	823 m	–	17 km NW	28°