Rivas climate — normals and trends
Rivas (Nicaragua) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,697 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rivas averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.
Rivas has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 12 May 1998) and the coldest 21.0 °C (on 14 January 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RivasRivas Department
- coords
- 11.44°, -85.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,697mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
28.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
236 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.0 °C
12 May 1998
Coldest day
21.0 °C
14 January 1956
Wettest day
201 mm
22 October 1988
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
28 January 1988
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
28 January 1988
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
26 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
6 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 May 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | -81 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 438 mm | +163 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 180 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 172 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 391 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 153 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rivas?
Rivas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,697 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rivas?
The hottest day measured in Rivas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1998, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rivas?
The coldest day measured in Rivas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1956, at 21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Rivas?
Almost never: Rivas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rivas warmed?
Yes: Rivas warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rivas?
The wettest day measured in Rivas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1988, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rivas?
The windiest day measured in Rivas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rivas?
The warmest month in Rivas is April (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rivas?
Rivas receives on average 1,697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rivas?
Rivas gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rivas?
Yes: Rivas has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rivas?
In Rivas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 6 January 1956.
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