Like most of Central America, Nicaragua has a tropical climate, and since it is close to the equator, like most of Central America, it only has two seasons: wet and dry. The wet season yields a lot of rainfall, and is when most plants blossom and the country looks much prettier than it is in the dry season. The dry season is when all the plants start losing leaves and the like, and soon Nicaragua is reduced to a more desertlike, arid climate. No matter the season, however, the temperature stays about the same throughout the year, rarely going down lower than 60 degrees Fahrenheit the entire year.
The country's topography is locally divided into three sections: the Pacific Lowlands, the Central Highlands, and the Caribbean Lowlands. The Pacific Lowlands is mostly a flat area, with the only major elevation peaks being a range of young, and active volcanoes. This area is subject to natural disasters, being close to these volcanoes and being on the western part of the country, which just happens to be a tectonic plate boundary. The Central Highlands is made up of high elevations that make up most of Central Nicaragua. The western sides of this area is used by farmers because the highlands protect it from moist winds from the Caribbean. The eastern side of the highlands are covered in rainforests, and make for spectacular recreational activities. The Carribean Lowlands is known for being a very hot and humid area, with not a lot of fertile soil. But it still has a lot of forests and places to sightsee.
A prominent feature of Nicaragua is Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America.
