Depicted in the figure above are climatological estimates of soil moisture saturation fraction (soil moisture contents divided by soil moisture saturation capacity) for the month of April, averaged over large Central American watersheds.  April is the driest month of the year in the region and the fraction has a very large range of values, from approximately 0.3 to more than 0.9.  Highest values are estimated for regions in southern Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica and the northern coast of Panama, while lowest values are estimated for regions of El Salvador and the Pacific Coast of Honduras and northern Nicaragua.