Climate of Costarrica
Costarrica has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Costarrica is 28° degrees and there is about 1180 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 74 days a year with an average humidity of 72% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 29°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 20°C
- Rain: it rains 261 days and there is a total of approximately 1179 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3661 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 26°C and 29°C |
Warmest month: | 29°C in January |
Coldest month: | 26°C in May |
Night temperature: | between 17°C and 20°C |
Dry days: | 104 days |
Days with rain: | 261 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1179 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3661 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Costarrica.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Costarrica.
Climate table of Costarrica
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Costarrica. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Costarrica might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Night temp. (°C) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 55 | 123 | 139 | 149 | 106 | 110 | 71 | 64 | 120 | 118 | 59 |
Days with rain | 12 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Dry days | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Costarrica
The best time to visit Costarrica in Colombia is from January and February, August and September and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Costarrica is 29°C in January and the lowest is 26°C in May.
Climate of Costarrica by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Costarrica? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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