Climate Change Chart of Managua, Nicaragua

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.63 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in December, with a difference of +0.91 °C. That identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly comparisons, rather than implying that every month warmed by the same amount.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months had a difference of +0.94 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted mean of calendar-month means, not a day-weighted annual average or a monthly rainfall total. The largest monthly increase occurred in October, where the difference was +3.46 mm/day. This marks the strongest increase among the supplied monthly comparisons; it does not mean rainfall rose by that amount in every month or on every day.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.07 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period. Because this is an unweighted average of calendar-month means, it does not describe every month or the daily experience on every date. Monthly differences varied: the largest decrease was in May, at a difference of -0.55 hours/day, while the largest increase was in September, at a difference of +0.19 hours/day. These identify the most pronounced changes in opposite directions among the supplied monthly comparisons, not a uniform shift throughout the year.