What plug type is used in Nicaragua?

Type A and Type B sockets, Type A being the most common.

What is the mains voltage in Nicaragua?

120 V at 60 Hz. Anything not marked 100-240 V on its own label needs a converter rather than a plug adapter.

This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec

Arriving from the United States or CanadaPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from most of continental EuropeA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.

Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.

Nicaraguan sockets are Type and at 120 V, the American standard, mostly unearthed.

Sockets in Nicaragua are Type and at 120 V, 60 Hz - the American standard.

American and Canadian plugs fit straight in. Everyone else needs an adapter.
Two-slot unearthed sockets dominate outside newer hotels in Managua and Granada.
120 V means European 230 V-only appliances will not run.
Cuts are routine outside the cities, and Ometepe and the Corn Islands run on their own supply.
Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador match, so one adapter covers a Central American trip.
A Europlug fits nothing here, so European travellers need both an adapter and 100-240 V equipment.

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