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San Jose
Tuesday
 57°
clear sky
 Clouds0%
 Humidity75%
 Wind22mph
Wed
Min65°
Max91°
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Min69°
Max93°
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Min70°
Max94°
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Min71°
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Limón
Tuesday
 78°
overcast clouds
Clouds100%
Humidity85%
Wind5mph
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Min79°
Max86°
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Min79°
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Min80°
Max87°
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Min79°
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La Fortuna
Tuesday
78°
overcast clouds
Clouds100%
Humidity92%
Wind3mph
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Min73°
Max85°
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Min74°
Max86°
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Min75°
Max86°
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Min73°
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Quepos
Tuesday
78°
overcast clouds
Clouds100%
Humidity89%
Wind4mph
Wed
Min77°
Max82°
Thu
Min76°
Max85°
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Min79°
Max84°
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Min79°
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The best time to visit Costa Rica is between December and April, when the weather is at its driest and brightest. We’d also recommend traveling in the country’s green season, from May to June or in November. This is when you catch the seasons in transition, and the national parks are quieter.
Costa Rica’s wildlife is hard to rival and a key attraction of the country, as long as you miss September and October’s heavier rainfall. It’s a tropical country, so you should be prepared for rain at any time of year, even in the dry season. It’s this rainfall that makes Costa Rica so lush and beautiful.
Average temperatures are consistent across the year, with highs between 74°F and 79°F, and lows between 59°F and 63°F.
Costa Rica – Month-by-Month
Costa Rica’s high season brings the least amount of prolonged rainfall; though tropical showers are always to be expected in a country with such plentiful rainforest. This season brings many visitors, particularly in January and over Easter, with busier national parks and beaches but wonderful conditions for viewing wildlife, trying adventure activities and relaxing on jungle-fringed coastlines.
Events & Festivals
- Marine life (November to April): Head to the south coast during these months to try spotting blue, sperm, fin and Bryde’s whales, as well as many dolphin species, turtles, tuna and even flying fish.
- Kandy Perahera (July or August): This is a fun spectacle, with colourful processions and traditional dancing taking over the city to celebrate the famous Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa.
- Kandy Perahera (July or August): This is a fun spectacle, with colourful processions and traditional dancing taking over the city to celebrate the famous Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa.
- Marine life (November to April): Head to the south coast during these months to try spotting blue, sperm, fin and Bryde’s whales, as well as many dolphin species, turtles, tuna and even flying fish.
The official start of Costa Rica’s ‘green season’. While rainfall does indeed become more frequent, this is still interspersed with plenty of warm sunshine; particularly in the Central Valley, Caribbean Coast and Northern Pacific. National parks are quieter, so you can spend longer periods observing the wildlife without interruptions. Surfers will also enjoy this time of year, with increasing swells on the country’s best surfing beaches.
Rainfall is increasing, but this does not deter all visitors; particularly those with school-age children heading to Costa Rica to enjoy its wealth of adventure activities. This is also a great time to see green sea turtles on the coastline of the Tortuguero National Park, and the beginning of whale watching season around Dominical. For those looking for some beach time, sunshine can still be found on the far northern Pacific coast, which receives the lowest year-round rainfall in Costa Rica.
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This is the height of Costa Rica’s wet season and travel is not recommended. Prolonged heavy rainfall makes wildlife spotting challenging, while roads will be muddy and sometimes impassable due to higher river crossings or landslides, making exploration beyond the main highways difficult.
Events & Festivals
The end of the heavy rains can be difficult to predict, with some heavy rain still to be expected until the end of November. The worst will certainly be over, and by mid December the peak period commences in earnest, with Christmas and New Year visits requiring particularly early planning.
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