Nicaragua
About 6.47M people live in Nicaragua, on 129,494 km² in 17 regions; the capital is Managua. The highest summit is Cerro Mogotón (2,107 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Nicaragua at a glance
The atlas follows 2,293 places here month by month, with 331 mountains and 6 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Nicaragua's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+426%1.33M in 1950 → 7.01M in 2025 → 8.76M in 2050Nicaragua · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Nicaragua
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Nicaragua
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
44OctoberMasaya
52OctoberMatagalpa
Managua
57OctoberJinotega
44OctoberBluefields
41OctoberLeón
40OctoberEl Castillo de La Concepción
44OctoberGranada
17 regions
Nicaragua from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Nicaragua
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Nicaragua
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Nicaragua
6 monuments and 10 museums; the best known first.
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
What's on in Nicaragua
The ground and the sky in Nicaragua
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Nicaragua
1 large airports, 2 railway stations, 18 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.