Are there floods and flooding in Nicaragua?
Valeria Espinoza - Gran Pacifica
There is flooding in some areas of Nicaragua. The central and northern rural areas of the country are usually the most affected, due to proximity to rivers and mountains. Flooding is not common in the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. The most affected city in the Pacific area whenever we get heavy rains is Managua. You may be stuck in traffic for a few hours.
If you are traveling from one town to another during the rainy season, you also need to consider the roads you...
If you are traveling from one town to another during the rainy season, you also need to consider the roads you...
There is flooding in some areas of Nicaragua. The central and northern rural areas of the country are usually the most affected, due to proximity to rivers and mountains. Flooding is not common in the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. The most affected city in the Pacific area whenever we get heavy rains is Managua. You may be stuck in traffic for a few hours.
If you are traveling from one town to another during the rainy season, you also need to consider the roads you will be driving on. If the road is not paved, it can easily get very muddy and difficult do drive on.
If you are traveling from one town to another during the rainy season, you also need to consider the roads you will be driving on. If the road is not paved, it can easily get very muddy and difficult do drive on.
If you're planning to move to any of the Pacific beach areas of Nicaragua, you wouldn’t need to worry about flooding, but always have to make sure to have a 4 x 4 car. Nicaragua has many unpaved roads, so this is an important thing to consider when driving in the countryside.
Posted September 18, 2014
Esmerelda Vargas - Schuvar Tours
If you compare Nicaragua to Costa Rica, we get heavy rains here but not all the time, so no, we do not have floods in Nicaragua. Flooding is not an issue in Nicaragua especially when compared to its neighbors like Costa Rica because it doesn’t rain as much in Nicaragua. In addition, it doesn’t rain as much on the Pacific (west) side of Nicaragua, which is where most expats live. The west side of Nicaragua (the Pacific side) gets much less rain...
If you compare Nicaragua to Costa Rica, we get heavy rains here but not all the time, so no, we do not have floods in Nicaragua. Flooding is not an issue in Nicaragua especially when compared to its neighbors like Costa Rica because it doesn’t rain as much in Nicaragua. In addition, it doesn’t rain as much on the Pacific (west) side of Nicaragua, which is where most expats live. The west side of Nicaragua (the Pacific side) gets much less rain than the east side (the Caribbean side).
(Lush path on Little Corn Island in the Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted May 12, 2015
Jewel Hoff - Tierra de los Suenos
They’re re-doing their roads here in Matagalpa. They have a flood channel now. Form what I can see, they’re re-doing about 70% of the roads in city, including the outskirts. Relative to flooding, I don’t live in the city. My farm is outside in the city so when you’re higher up in the mountain, you’re going to get less flooding. For example, a city like Managua does have flooding in the metro areas. In Matagalpa we...
They’re re-doing their roads here in Matagalpa. They have a flood channel now. Form what I can see, they’re re-doing about 70% of the roads in city, including the outskirts. Relative to flooding, I don’t live in the city. My farm is outside in the city so when you’re higher up in the mountain, you’re going to get less flooding. For example, a city like Managua does have flooding in the metro areas. In Matagalpa we do have flooding but they’re working on it.
Personally, I’m not concerned about getting flooded or stuck on a road somewhere and get my car washed away because my Jeep stands a foot and a half high. I recommend four-wheel drives; no automatics. Don’t even dream of bringing an automatic here, because the automatic is not going to last.
Here in Nicaragua we have stop signs where people don’t have to stop. We have red lights that people go through and pot holes when the rain pours. We have big trucks, two-lane highways, everywhere curvy and you never know when there’s going to be a cow in front of you or a horse or a dog. And we stop for dogs, normally, being Americans. That’s why I don’t drive at night.
(Horse pulling a load of lumber in Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted October 12, 2015