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

Volcán San Cristóbal

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19981,745 m

Elevation1,745 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation130 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

12.70° N, 87.01° WElevation 1,745 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Volcán San Cristóbal in brief

Volcán San Cristóbal rises to 1,745 m in the Cordillera Los Maribios, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Posoltega, 18 km to the S at 73 m.

Elevation: 1,745 m · 5,725 ft
Range: Cordillera Los Maribios
Region: Chinandega Department
Country: Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12.7035, -87.0062
Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA) · 110 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 San Cristóbal by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	23°	24°	25°	25°	24°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	22°
Average low	12°	13°	14°	15°	16°	15°	14°	15°	15°	14°	13°	12°
Precipitation	3 mm	3 mm	11 mm	34 mm	340 mm	387 mm	237 mm	322 mm	520 mm	448 mm	82 mm	9 mm
Cloud cover	10%	11%	14%	24%	53%	68%	55%	55%	66%	56%	35%	18%
Daylight	11h 27	11h 44	12h 03	12h 25	12h 43	12h 52	12h 48	12h 33	12h 12	11h 51	11h 33	11h 23
Month score	99	99	97	89	57	51	57	57	52	56	75	98

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	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,700 m	4,850 m	4,800 m	4,600 m	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,500 m	4,400 m	4,400 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
Casita Volcano	1,405 m	–	5.5 km E	25°
Chonco	1,105 m	–	4.0 km W	27°
Telica	1,061 m	–	21 km SE	28°
Montaña El Uval	993 m	–	4.5 km SE	28°
Cerro Moyotepe	889 m	–	4.9 km NE	29°
Volcán San Jacinto	823 m	–	23 km SE	28°
Loma Los Portillos	640 m	–	17 km SE	30°
Loma La Teta	597 m	–	5.4 km W	29°