Jinotepe, Carazo

Jinotepe
Municipality
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Carazo Department
Population  (2005)
• Total	29,500

Jinotepe (Spanish pronunciation: [xinoˈtepe]) is a city and municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua.

It borders with Managua, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas.

Geography

Climate

Managua, like much of Western Nicaragua except for the Sierras, has a tropical climate with constant temperatures averaging between 28 and 32 °C (82 and 90 °F). Under Köppen’s climate classification, the city has a tropical wet and dry climate. A distinct dry season exists between November and April, while most of the rainfall is received between May and October. Temperatures are highest in March and April, when the sun lies directly overhead and the summer rainfall has yet to begin.

Climate data for Jinotepe, Nicaragua
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.0 (87.8)	32.1 (89.8)	33.6 (92.5)	34.3 (93.7)	34.0 (93.2)	31.4 (88.5)	30.9 (87.6)	31.4 (88.5)	30.3 (86.5)	30.8 (87.4)	30.6 (87.1)	30.8 (87.4)	31.8 (89.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.4 (68.7)	20.6 (69.1)	21.7 (71.1)	22.6 (72.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.2 (72.0)	22.1 (71.8)	20.9 (69.6)	20.0 (68.0)	21.8 (71.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	9 (0.4)	5 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	8 (0.3)	130 (5.1)	224 (8.8)	144 (5.7)	136 (5.4)	215 (8.5)	280 (11.0)	42 (1.7)	8 (0.3)	1,204 (47.5)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1	0	0	0	11	13	15	15	15	15	5	0	90
Average relative humidity (%)	69	64	62	61	70	80	79	81	82	83	78	73	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	263.5	254.2	291.4	276.0	229.4	186.0	151.9	195.3	210.0	223.2	231.0	248.0	2,759.9
Source: Wetter Spiegel online

Sports

The city is home to football club Xilotepelt. They play their home games at the Estadio Pedro Selva.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

Twin towns – Sister cities

Jinotepe is twinned with:

Santa Cruz, California, California