Rivas, Nicaragua

For the town and archaeological site in Costa Rica, see Rivas District.

Rivas
Municipality and City
Street in Rivas, Nicaragua.
Rivas Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°26′21.51″N 85°49′37.19″W
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Rivas Department
Area
• Municipality and City	281 km^2 (108 sq mi)
Population  (2022 estimate)[1]
• Municipality and City	55,739
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
• Urban	35,745
Time zone	UTC-6 (Nicaragua Standard Time)
Climate	Aw

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

• Erasmo Ramírez, Major League Baseball pitcher.
• Violeta Chamorro, first female president of Nicaragua, was born in Rivas.

References

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

See also

• Nicaragua Canal