Comments on: Managua – The Place to Live… or Maybe Not http://thenicaraguagringo.com/2008/12/28/managua-the-place-to-live-or-maybe-not/ The Gringo Travel Network Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:08:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lilly http://thenicaraguagringo.com/2008/12/28/managua-the-place-to-live-or-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Lilly Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:34:15 +0000 http://www.thenicaraguagringo.com/2008/12/28/managua-the-place-to-live-or-maybe-not/#comment-26 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... 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…

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