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Best Kitespots in Rivas

2 spots · Nicaragua

Best for kiting from July to August and from November to April, with 50 to 92 % kite days. Water 26 to 29 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
60 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
28 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Popoyo
64 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Rivas

Rivas in Nicaragua has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 60 % kite days over the year; Popoyo leads with 64 %.

Best season at the median spot: July to August and November to April (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Rivas

  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

  • Best season: July to August and November to April
  • Warm and windy: July to August and November to April
  • Low wind: October

Kite days at the median spot range from 17 % in October to 92 % in January.

Water 26 °C in February to 30 °C in May. Air 29 °C in October to 31 °C in April, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Rivas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Rivas?

The best months are July to August and November to April: the median spot in Rivas had 50 to 92 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Rivas?

Popoyo has the most kite days in Rivas: 64 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Rivas?

The water ranges from 26 °C in February to 30 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, boardshorts in May.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Rivas yet.

All spots in Rivas

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Popoyo

    Nicaragua

    64 %
    January: 93 % kite days (Prime)February: 88 % kite days (Prime)March: 89 % kite days (Prime)April: 70 % kite days (Prime)May: 38 % kite days (Possible)June: 46 % kite days (Good)July: 83 % kite days (Prime)August: 61 % kite days (Prime)September: 30 % kite days (Possible)October: 22 % kite days (Possible)November: 58 % kite days (Good)December: 92 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Popoyo: Jan 93 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 70 %, May 38 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 92 %
  2. 2
    El Astillero

    Nicaragua

    55 %
    January: 91 % kite days (Prime)February: 89 % kite days (Prime)March: 85 % kite days (Prime)April: 63 % kite days (Prime)May: 27 % kite days (Possible)June: 31 % kite days (Possible)July: 74 % kite days (Prime)August: 45 % kite days (Good)September: 16 % kite days (Off)October: 11 % kite days (Off)November: 42 % kite days (Good)December: 86 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at El Astillero: Jan 91 %, Feb 89 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 63 %, May 27 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 86 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Rivas: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Rivas, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/nicaragua/rivas

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