Cárdenas, Nicaragua facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cárdenas
|
|
|---|---|
|
Municipality
|
|
 Cárdenas
Location in Nicaragua
|
|
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Rivas Department |
| Area | |
| • Land | 88 sq mi (227 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 6,990 |
| • Urban | 934 |
Cárdenas is a small town, also called a municipality, in Nicaragua. It is located in the Rivas Department and sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua.
In 2002, the people of Cárdenas had a big disagreement with their government in Managua. They even suggested they might want to leave Nicaragua and become part of Costa Rica. However, Costa Rica said they would respect Nicaragua's land and had no plans to take over Cárdenas. You can learn more about Cárdenas here: [1].
Climate in Cárdenas
Cárdenas has a warm climate. Here's a look at the average weather conditions:
| Climate data for Cárdenas, Nicaragua (1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) |
19 (0.7) |
18 (0.7) |
41 (1.6) |
153 (6.0) |
345 (13.6) |
303 (11.9) |
257 (10.1) |
351 (13.8) |
340 (13.4) |
184 (7.2) |
70 (2.8) |
2,121 (83.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 160 |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Cárdenas (Nicaragua) for kids
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Cárdenas, Nicaragua Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.