Chontales Department · Nicaragua
Juigalpa travel guide
Juigalpa is a city in Chontales Department, Nicaragua, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- December
- Nearest airport
- MGA87 km · Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport
- Currency
- NIONicaraguan córdoba
- Time zone
- America/Managua
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Juigalpa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Juigalpa are December. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 241 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Juigalpa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MGA · Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport
Questions
Juigalpa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Juigalpa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Juigalpa are December. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 241 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Juigalpa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Juigalpa?
Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO).
Nearby
Destinations near Juigalpa
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.