I was recently discussing Managua with a good friend of mine who, as an American who grew up in Guatemala, and has lived the last several years in Nicaragua, has a pretty balanced outlook on the city. She says, “It’s a great place to visit, but I would NEVER live there.”
“Why?” I ask, expecting her to spout some bit about how she prefers to be in the mountains, or how the beauty she sees in Guatemala will never compete with what 
Nicaragua, Managua in particular, has to offer.
Her answer: “It is just too hot!”
That got me thinking. For someone who has lived in tropical climates since she was only 4 years old to say that a city is too hot for her must mean it is pretty hot. She couldn’t have been meaning normal tropical heat when she so vehemently expressed her feelings on Managua’s heat. So I did a little bit of research on the climate in Managua in comparison to other Latin America countries, and it turns out, she is right. Managua is hot!
Three months out of the year, November to January, temperatures average at just below 80. From February to October average temps range from 80 to 85, with the average max temp reaching well into the mid 90s. Minimum temperatures don’t ever go below 70! Sound like a dream? Well, consider the fact that the hottest of those months, which is usually April and May, is just at the start of the rainy season, meaning there is no relief from the heat. Even during the rainy season, temperatures don’t drop down below 80, meaning pretty humid weather from March on out.
So, while Managua might be a nice place to visit, it may not be a not so nice place to live, unless you really, really like the heat.
Check out Managua’s average high and low temperatures here.
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According to info on that link:
April has, on average, 1 rainy day; May has, on average, 3 rainy days; max. temp.: 95 and 94, respectively. (Actually the worst thing about this is that it can get pretty dusty, with so little rain in these months, although we still have windy days.)
Rainy season in Managua actually starts in June, with average 10 rainy days/mo.with 9-12 rainy days per mo. July thru October, and max. temps of 91-88, dropping to 74-71 at night, which is very comfortable for sleeping.
Altogether, not so bad a picture as painted in your post, I think. I can think of some other reasons for not wanting to live in Managua, but the heat is not foremost. It has more trees than most cities its size, meaning lots of shade and greenness on the plus side. It may have more crime and dirtier streets than some – not sure on that one – but that’s the reputation. The air seems cleaner to me than in many other cities its size, maybe because there is often a breeze.
But I live in Las Brisas, so maybe it’s breezier here…