Rivas weather in July

In July, Rivas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 209 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rivas's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Rivas is Urban area of the Rivas Municipality, Nicaragua..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Rivas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Rivas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rivas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°18711.47.5
Feb28° / 24°103.511.67.8
Mar29° / 24°72.311.97.3
Apr29° / 25°20612.26.0
May29° / 26°17921.112.54.0
Jun28° / 25°23728.312.73.2
Jul28° / 25°20928.812.63.3
Aug28° / 25°21429.112.43.3
Sep28° / 25°2632912.13.2
Oct28° / 25°28328.711.73.6
Nov28° / 25°11017.711.55.2
Dec27° / 24°319.511.36.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22377
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112278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rivas gets around 209 mm of rain over 28.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:276:07
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412.75:286:07
512.75:286:07
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Rivas

In seasonPeak

In July, Rivas sits inside its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rivas sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Rivas's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Rivas?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rivas.

What to pack for Rivas in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Rivas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rivas in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rivas in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rivas peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Rivas in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rivas is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rivas?

Rivas sits at 11.4°N, 85.8°W, 69 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is San Juan del Sur, 21 km away.

NandaimeGranadaJinotepeMasatepeDiriambaMasayaSan Marcos

Topography around Rivas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rivas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m.

The land around Rivas is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
1,619 m
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July weather nearby: San Juan del Sur 21 km · Nandaime 43 km · Granada 56 km · Jinotepe 61 km · Masatepe 63 km · Diriamba 65 km · Masaya 66 km · San Marcos 66 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Rivas (11.4398°, -85.8275°, elevation 69 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).