Matagalpa Department · Nicaragua
Matagalpa travel guide
Matagalpa is a city in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, home to about 133,000 people.
- Best months
- December to February
- Nearest airport
- MGA92 km · Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport
- Currency
- NIONicaraguan córdoba
- Time zone
- America/Managua
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Matagalpa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Matagalpa are December to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 234 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 Matagalpa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MGA · Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport
Questions
Matagalpa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Matagalpa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Matagalpa are December to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 234 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Matagalpa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Matagalpa?
Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO).
Nearby
Destinations near Matagalpa
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.