Popoyo

Popoyo
Town
Popoyo

Location in Nicaragua

Coordinates: NI 11°28′23.33″N 86°7′37.19″W / 11.4731472°N 86.1269972°W / 11.4731472; -86.1269972Coordinates: NI 11°28′23.33″N 86°7′37.19″W / 11.4731472°N 86.1269972°W / 11.4731472; -86.1269972
Country  Nicaragua
Department Rivas Department
Time zone Nicaragua Standard Time (UTC-6)

Popoyo is a small beach town in the Tola municipality of the Rivas Department of Nicaragua.

The 1992 Nicaraguan Tsunami

On September 2, 1992 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the central coast of Nicaragua generated a tsunami that devastated Popoyo and many other communities on the Pacific coast. At least 116 people were killed, more than 68 missing and over 13,500 left homeless in Nicaragua. At least 1,300 houses and 185 fishing boats were destroyed along the west coast of Nicaragua.[1]

Surfing

Because of the country's consistent offshore winds surfing is a popular tourist attraction in the area.[2]

Geography

Climate

Popoyo 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 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in May. The average annual precipitation is 1,345 millimetres (53 in).

Climate data for Popoyo, Nicaragua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7)
26.6
(79.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.7
(89.1)
30.0
(86)
29.5
(85.1)
29.8
(85.6)
29.8
(85.6)
29.5
(85.1)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
29.68
(85.42)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27.7
(81.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.1
(79)
25.6
(78.1)
26.38
(79.48)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.9
(75)
24.8
(76.6)
24.9
(76.8)
24.3
(75.7)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.92
(75.05)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.31)
4
(0.16)
3
(0.12)
10
(0.39)
172
(6.77)
225
(8.86)
151
(5.94)
181
(7.13)
265
(10.43)
209
(8.23)
87
(3.43)
30
(1.18)
1,345
(52.95)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 1 0 1 10 16 14 15 22 17 10 5 113
Mean monthly sunshine hours 229.4 228.8 244.9 231.0 195.3 141.0 148.8 161.2 147.0 173.6 186.0 207.7 2,294.7
Source: Hong Kong Observatory [4]

See also

References

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