Rivas, Nicaragua

Rivas
Municipality and City
Street in Rivas, Nicaragua.
Street in Rivas, Nicaragua.
Rivas is located in Nicaragua
Rivas
Rivas
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°26′21.51″N 85°49′37.19″W / 11.4393083°N 85.8269972°W / 11.4393083; -85.8269972
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentRivas Department
Area
 • Municipality and City
281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality and City
55,739
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Urban
35,745
Time zoneUTC-6 (Nicaragua Standard Time)
ClimateAw

Rivas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈriβas]) is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Climate

Rivas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with a short dry season from January to April and a lengthy wet season from May to October. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with the dry season being slightly cooler and range from 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in May. The average annual precipitation is 1,345 millimetres (53 in).

Climate data for Rivas, Nicaragua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)
26.6
(79.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.7
(89.1)
30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.8
(85.6)
29.8
(85.6)
29.5
(85.1)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
29.7
(85.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27.7
(81.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.9
(75.0)
24.8
(76.6)
24.9
(76.8)
24.3
(75.7)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.9
(75.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 8
(0.3)
4
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
10
(0.4)
172
(6.8)
225
(8.9)
151
(5.9)
181
(7.1)
265
(10.4)
209
(8.2)
87
(3.4)
30
(1.2)
1,345
(52.9)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 1 0 1 10 16 14 15 22 17 10 5 113
Mean monthly sunshine hours 229.4 228.8 244.9 231.0 195.3 141.0 148.8 161.2 147.0 173.6 186.0 207.7 2,294.7
Source: Hong Kong Observatory [2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Rivas municipality
  2. ^ "Climatological Information for Rivas, Nicaragua". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

See also