Period	Monthly average precipitation			Monthly average temperature
Period	MB (mm)	RMSE (mm)	r	MB (˚C)	RMSE (˚C)	r
All Nicaragua
Full period	1	113	0.72	−1.8	2.0	0.91
Wet period	13	151	0.53	−1.6	1.8	0.90
Dry period	−11	53	0.66	−2.0	2.3	0.93
North Pacific
Full period	−38	119	0.78	−1.3	1.6	0.69
Wet period	−66	164	0.61	−1.1	1.4	0.65
Dry period	−10	35	0.70	−1.4	1.7	0.72
Central Pacific
Full period	−14	99	0.74	−1.6	1.9	0.87
Wet period	−19	135	0.55	−1.4	1.7	0.85
Dry period	−8	36	0.63	−1.8	2.1	0.91
South Pacific
Full period	−6	120	0.67	−1.7	1.9	0.68
Wet period	1	161	0.35	−1.5	2.7	0.63
Dry period	−13	56	0.59	−1.8	2.0	0.72
North Zone
Full period	10	99	0.73	−2.2	2.4	0.88
Wet period	32	133	0.55	−1.9	2.1	0.87
Dry period	−12	42	0.57	−2.5	2.7	0.90
Central Zone
Full period	21	126	0.72	−1.7	1.9	0.90
Wet period	50	167	0.46	−1.5	1.7	0.87
Dry period	−8	61	0.65	−1.9	2.0	0.92
North Caribbean
Full period	−9	156	0.65	−1.3	1.6	0.79
Wet period	11	198	0.32	−1.0	1.3	0.79
Dry period	−29	95	0.62	−1.6	1.8	0.71
South Caribbean
Full period	−7	149	0.75	−1.9	2.1	0.71
Wet period	8	177	0.59	−1.7	1.9	0.59
Dry period	−21	114	0.64	−2.0	2.2	0.71