Costa Rica
WEATHER
Weather
Weather in Costa Rica: temperature, rainfall and sunshine by tourist area, based on Meteostat records and 1991-2020 normals.
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Highlights
Climate at a glance
The standout months based on the 1991-2020 climate normals.
Coldest month
22.9°C
October
Warmest month
24.8°C
April
Wettest month
331 mm
October
Sunniest month
248 h
March
Month by month
30-year climate normal
Monthly average temperature, min/max range and precipitation based on the 1991-2020 reference period. Click a month to see its daily breakdown.
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Climograph — temperature
Min → Max (°C)Average temperature
Precipitation (mm)
1885 mm · yearly totalSun & daylight
Sunshine and day length
Daily average sunshine (1991-2020 normals) and sunrise / sunset times on the 15th of each month.
Daylight & sunshine
Avg sunshine / day↑Sunrise↓Sunset
Sunrise and sunset computed on the 15th of each month for the selected station.
Summary
All metrics at a glance
A consolidated month-by-month view of every climate indicator for the selected station.
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg temperature | 23.5° | 24.0° | 24.5° | 24.8° | 24.1° | 23.7° | 23.8° | 23.7° | 23.1° | 22.9° | 22.9° | 23.3° |
| Min / Max | 19° / 28° | 19° / 29° | 19° / 30° | 19° / 31° | 19° / 29° | 19° / 28° | 19° / 28° | 19° / 29° | 18° / 28° | 18° / 27° | 18° / 28° | 18° / 28° |
| Rainfall | 9 mm | 9 mm | 22 mm | 82 mm | 262 mm | 229 mm | 173 mm | 229 mm | 330 mm | 331 mm | 177 mm | 32 mm |
| Sunshine | 7.0 h/j | 8.0 h/j | 8.0 h/j | 7.0 h/j | 5.0 h/j | 4.0 h/j | 4.0 h/j | 4.0 h/j | 4.0 h/j | 4.0 h/j | 5.0 h/j | 6.0 h/j |
| Sunrise | 05:59 AM | 05:58 AM | 05:45 AM | 05:27 AM | 05:17 AM | 05:17 AM | 05:24 AM | 05:29 AM | 05:28 AM | 05:26 AM | 05:32 AM | 05:47 AM |
| Sunset | 05:35 PM | 05:46 PM | 05:49 PM | 05:48 PM | 05:52 PM | 05:59 PM | 06:03 PM | 05:56 PM | 05:39 PM | 05:21 PM | 05:12 PM | 05:19 PM |
| Day length | 11h 36m | 11h 49m | 12h 04m | 12h 21m | 12h 35m | 12h 42m | 12h 39m | 12h 27m | 12h 11m | 11h 55m | 11h 40m | 11h 33m |
| Avg wind | 21 km/h | 21 km/h | 19 km/h | 15 km/h | 11 km/h | 10 km/h | 13 km/h | 12 km/h | 10 km/h | 9 km/h | 11 km/h | 16 km/h |
| Pressure | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1011 hPa | 1010 hPa | 1011 hPa |
| Snow days | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Snow depth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Detail
May, day by day
Compare recent years' daily records against the climate normal for that month.
Month
Year
Sunrise
05:17 AM
Around the 15th of May
Day length
12h 35m
Sunset
05:52 PM
Normal (30 yr)
24.1°C
Recent average
23.4°C-0.7°
Total rainfall
473 mm
Rainy days (≥1mm)
23
Weather mix (days)
22 j(35%)
Rain
22 j(35%)
Heavy rain
10 j(16%)
Drizzle
5 j(8%)
Partly cloudy
2 j(3%)
Fair
1 j(2%)
Overcast
Daily conditions — May
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2024
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Daily average temperature — May
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Daily rainfall — May
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Anomalies
This year vs the normal
Daily average temperature deviation from the climate normal of the matching month.
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