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Departments of Nicaragua>Department|subdivision_name1 = Rivas Department|subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 281|area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2022 estimate|population_footnotes = Citypopulation.de Population of Rivas municipality|population_total = 55739|population_density_km2 = auto|population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro =|population_density_metro_km2 =|population_density_metro_sq_mi =|population_urban = 357451121.518537.19display=inline,title}}|timezone = Nicaragua Standard Time|utc_offset = -6|timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_m =|elevation_ft =Köppen climate classification>ClimateTropical savanna climate>Aw |website = |footnotes = }}Rivas ({{IPA-es|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 {{convert|25.5|C|F|1}} in January to {{convert|27.7|C|F|1}} in May. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|1345|mm|in|0}}.{{Weather box|width = auto|location = Rivas, Nicaragua|metric first = Yes|single line = Yes|Jan high C = 28.7|Feb high C = 26.6|Mar high C = 30.9|Apr high C = 31.8|May high C = 31.7|Jun high C = 30.0|Jul high C = 29.5|Aug high C = 29.8|Sep high C = 29.8|Oct high C = 29.5|Nov high C = 29.1|Dec high C = 28.7|Jan mean C = 25.5|Feb mean C = 26.0|Mar mean C = 27.0|Apr mean C = 26.4|May mean C = 27.7|Jun mean C = 26.7|Jul mean C = 26.4|Aug mean C = 26.6|Sep mean C = 26.2|Oct mean C = 26.3|Nov mean C = 26.1|Dec mean C = 25.6|Jan low C = 23.0|Feb low C = 23.2|Mar low C = 23.9|Apr low C = 24.8|May low C = 24.9|Jun low C = 24.3|Jul low C = 24.3|Aug low C = 24.1|Sep low C = 23.6|Oct low C = 23.8|Nov low C = 23.8|Dec low C = 23.4|rain colour = green|Jan rain mm = 8|Feb rain mm = 4|Mar rain mm = 3|Apr rain mm = 10|May rain mm = 172|Jun rain mm = 225|Jul rain mm = 151|Aug rain mm = 181|Sep rain mm = 265|Oct rain mm = 209|Nov rain mm = 87|Dec rain mm = 30|Jan rain days = 2|Feb rain days = 1|Mar rain days = 0|Apr rain days = 1|May rain days = 10|Jun rain days = 16|Jul rain days = 14|Aug rain days = 15|Sep rain days = 22|Oct rain days = 17|Nov rain days = 10|Dec rain days = 5|unit rain days = 1.0 mm|Jan sun = 229.4|Feb sun = 228.8|Mar sun = 244.9|Apr sun = 231.0|May sun = 195.3|Jun sun = 141.0|Jul sun = 148.8|Aug sun = 161.2|Sep sun = 147.0|Oct sun = 173.6|Nov sun = 186.0|Dec sun = 207.7|year sun = |source 1 = Hong Kong Observatory WEB,www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/mx_cam/rivas_e.htm, Climatological Information for Rivas, Nicaragua, December 6, 2012, Hong Kong Observatory, |date=December 2012}}

Notable people

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

References

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See also

{{wikivoyage|Rivas}}

• Nicaragua Canal

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