Rivera
City in Uruguay: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
RiveraCerroMarconi: CITY MVD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Rivera is a city in Uruguay, in Rivera Department. About 84,775 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Uruguay in our atlas.
It lies at 30.91° S, 55.55° W, about 194 m (636 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Montevideo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Rivera. Green dots: other major cities of Uruguay. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Rivera has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 31°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 6°C (42°F). Around 1,567 mm (62 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in UruguayNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3440781 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q646498 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- RiveraCerroMarconi: CITY MVD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)