How much rain does San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua get? When is the Rainy Season and the Dry Season in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua and what is it like?
Eugenio Cortez - Hacienda & Ecolodge Morgan´s Rock
The Rainy Season in San Juan del Sur is from Mid-May to Mid-November, and the Dry Season is from December to April During the Rainy season, you can still expect sunny skies and plenty of time to do activities. It will rain early in the morning, and then a quick shower during the afternoon. In the Dry Season, winds definitely pick up, especially from mid-December to March.
The Rainy Season in San Juan del Sur is from Mid-May to Mid-November, and the Dry Season is from December to April During the Rainy season, you can still expect sunny skies and plenty of time to do activities. It will rain early in the morning, and then a quick shower during the afternoon. In the Dry Season, winds definitely pick up, especially from mid-December to March.
Posted September 8, 2014
David Smith - Nicaragua Sotheby's International Realty
The rainy season In San Juan Del Sur is my favorite time of the year. It starts in May and finishes in November, so it is equivalent to the North American spring, summer, and fall. It rains and it is green. May is probably the wettest month. It is quite rainy and gives everything a good drink. It starts to subside in June, July, and August, then it starts to pick up again in September and October. There are some people who do not like the rain in October,...
The rainy season In San Juan Del Sur is my favorite time of the year. It starts in May and finishes in November, so it is equivalent to the North American spring, summer, and fall. It rains and it is green. May is probably the wettest month. It is quite rainy and gives everything a good drink. It starts to subside in June, July, and August, then it starts to pick up again in September and October. There are some people who do not like the rain in October, which can be quite intense and last for several days, but I love it. I think the rainy season is much better than the end of the dry season where everything can get really dry and dusty. Most expats might surprisingly tell you that the rainy season is their favorite time of year here in San Juan Del Sur because it is calm. It is so green and tropical. Being from Canada, for me, the rainy season makes San Juan Del Sur a bit more tropical and exotic. The dry season in Nicaragua is also quite windy, especially in January, and for weeks on end. Couple that with the dryness, and it can be quite dusty, so people tend to like the rainy season here in San Juan Del Sur.
The dry season in San Juan Del Sur begins in November. There can be a couple of showers between November and December, but then into January towards April, there is no rain at all.
Posted March 1, 2015
Lance Moss - Surfari Charters
Right now we’re in the depth of an El Nino year. El Nino is a warming of the Pacific equatorial line. Last year, it ravaged our area and this year we’ve had a significant shortage of rain. It’s been pretty tough on the locals and farmers and caused a lot more offshore winds. Generally our rainy season starts in late April and May. We usually get our first rains in May and then it rains off and on until we get into the September and...
Right now we’re in the depth of an El Nino year. El Nino is a warming of the Pacific equatorial line. Last year, it ravaged our area and this year we’ve had a significant shortage of rain. It’s been pretty tough on the locals and farmers and caused a lot more offshore winds. Generally our rainy season starts in late April and May. We usually get our first rains in May and then it rains off and on until we get into the September and October timeframe. September and Octoberthis year we have a disturbance in the Caribbean. Even hurricanes in the Atlantic have changed our weather patterns and we’re getting more rain. So the heaviest rains are generally in October. November is generally known as the best time to travel to Nicaragua for general travel because it’s the end of the rainy season, everything’s still green and it’s not really raining quite as much. Basically the rainy season goes from May to beginning of November.
In January, February, March and the end of December there are really strong offshore winds. From the end of March to April everything is completely brown and dry and it’s really windy, similar to a desert-like condition. You can’t really find a green leaf on a tree. It’s very, very dry in the southern region of Nicaragua, where San Juan del Sur and Popoyo (where we’re located).
We get some rains in May on a normal year and in a matter of 2 or 3 weeks everything turns green and tropical again, so there is a huge night and day difference between the rainy season and dry season in Southern Nicaragua. We go from like “super tropical” to “super dry” and we do that every single year, back and forth. Last year and this year there’s a bit of El Nino season so that’s caused a lot more dryness and a lot more wind, and the lack of rain.
(Offshore winds creating tubular conditions for surfing off Popoyo Beach, near San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted November 15, 2015