Masaya Department · NicaraguaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Volcán Masaya

Caldera · last major eruption -4050635 m

Elevation635 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation28 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul28°average high

11.98° N, 86.16° WElevation 635 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Volcán Masaya in brief

Volcán Masaya rises to 635 m, Masaya Department, Nicaragua.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 32°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Nindirí, 5.1 km to the NE at 222 m.

Elevation: 635 m · 2,083 ft
Region: Masaya Department
Country: Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11.9822, -86.1621
Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA) · 18 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 Masaya by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	28°	29°	31°	32°	30°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°	28°
Average low	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	20°
Precipitation	12 mm	4 mm	9 mm	26 mm	261 mm	272 mm	195 mm	229 mm	311 mm	311 mm	87 mm	18 mm
Cloud cover	12%	12%	14%	24%	50%	63%	57%	52%	57%	52%	37%	19%
Daylight	11h 30	11h 45	12h 03	12h 24	12h 41	12h 49	12h 46	12h 31	12h 12	11h 52	11h 35	11h 26
Month score	82	81	74	66	38	41	45	45	45	49	63	83

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	4,350 m	4,450 m	4,550 m	4,700 m	4,600 m	4,450 m	4,400 m	4,450 m	4,400 m	4,350 m	4,350 m	4,350 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 Santiago	492 m	–	0.7 km NW	28°
Fortaleza El Coyotepe	370 m	–	7.1 km E	29°
Volcán Granada	300 m	–	21 km E	29°
Loma de Tiscapa	150 m	–	21 km NW	31°