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.
Rivas | |
|---|---|
Municipality and City | |
 Street in Rivas, Nicaragua. | |
  Rivas Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 11°26′21.51″N 85°49′37.19″W / 11.4393083°N 85.8269972°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Rivas Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality and City | 281 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality and City | 55,739 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35,745 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Nicaragua Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Climate
editRivas 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
edit- Erasmo Ramírez, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Violeta Chamorro, first female president of Nicaragua, was born in Rivas.
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Rivas municipality
- ^ "Climatological Information for Rivas, Nicaragua". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
See also
edit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rivas.