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San Jorge Rivas kitesurf spot

Nicaragua · Rivas

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 33 m 11.46 | -85.79

Overview

San Jorge - Rivas is a kitesurf spot located on the western shore of Lake Nicaragua, in the Rivas department. This spot is the departure point to Ometepe Island and offers a vast flat water surface. Thermal winds and trade winds create rideable conditions between November and April. The flat lake water is ideal for beginners and progression.

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Sunrise 05:33 · Sunset 17:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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San Jorge Rivas: when to go?

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Season · peak

392h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 392 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days12 d O November: 20 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days12 d O November: 20 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 28 °C. The wettest month is June, with 422 mm.

Monthly averages: San Jorge Rivas
Monthly averages — San Jorge Rivas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 392 h 30 °C 25 mm
February 27.0 346 h 30 °C 15 mm
March 28.5 368 h 33 °C 18 mm
April 29.5 378 h 33 °C 20 mm
May 27.5 277 h 32 °C 159 mm
June 18.5 205 h 29 °C 422 mm
July 29.5 403 h 29 °C 295 mm
August 28.5 333 h 29 °C 254 mm
September 15.5 136 h 29 °C 323 mm
October 12.0 131 h 29 °C 361 mm
November 20.0 246 h 28 °C 259 mm
December 29.5 388 h 29 °C 97 mm

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Technical details of San Jorge Rivas spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE.

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