When to visit Costa Rica

Best time to visit Costa Rica | Weather in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is at its driest and brightest between December and April on its Pacific coast, and between March and September on the Caribbean side. We’d also recommend travelling in Costa Rica’s green season, from May to June or in November. This is when you catch the seasons in transition and 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. Being a tropical country, you should be prepared for rain at any time of year, even in the dry season, but it is this rainfall that makes Costa Rica just so lush and beautiful.

Costa Rica

NumberNRainyNDays	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp Day in Costa Rica	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23
Min Temp Night in Costa Rica	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Hours of Sunshine in Costa Rica	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Hours of Daylight in Costa Rica	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Number Rainy Days in Costa Rica	12	9	8	10	19	24	23	24	24	23	18	16
Rainfall in Costa Rica	6	7	9	56	261	296	205	282	372	343	155	36

San Jose

NumberNRainyNDays	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp Day in San Jose	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23
Min Temp Night in San Jose	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Hours of Sunshine in San Jose	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Hours of Daylight in San Jose	12	12	12	12	3	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Number Rainy Days in San Jose	12	9	8	10	19	24	23	24	24	23	18	16
Rainfall in San Jose	6	7	9	56	261	296	205	282	372	343	155	36

Tortuguero

NumberNRainyNDays	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp Day in Tortuguero	29	30	31	32	31	20	30	29	29	29	29	29
Min Temp Night in Tortuguero	23	23	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	23	23	23
Hours of Sunshine in Tortuguero	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6
Hours of Daylight in Tortuguero	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Number Rainy Days in Tortuguero	12	9	7	9	17	22	22	22	22	22	18	17
Rainfall in Tortuguero	412	257	177	2511	338	431	624	463	303	400	600	619

Arenal

NumberNRainyNDays	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp Day in Arenal	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23
Min Temp Night in Arenal	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Hours of Sunshine in Arenal	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Hours of Daylight in Arenal	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Number Rainy Days in Arenal	12	9	8	10	19	24	23	24	24	23	18	16
Rainfall in Arenal	6	7	9	56	261	296	205	282	372	343	155	36

Nicoya Peninsula

NumberNRainyNDays	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp Day in Nicoya Peninsula	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	30	31	31	31
Min Temp Night in Nicoya Peninsula	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Hours of Sunshine in Nicoya Peninsula	8	8	8	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	6	6
Hours of Daylight in Nicoya Peninsula	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Number Rainy Days in Nicoya Peninsula	7	5	5	7	17	22	20	21	23	21	13	10
Rainfall in Nicoya Peninsula	3	2	6	33	233	286	185	255	356	362	119	13