Best: Jan-Mar · Great: Dec
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around March giving way to milder, wetter conditions by October. In February, expect highs around 26°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.
Manuel Antonio's beaches and Monteverde's cloud forest zip lines are the country's headline draws, alongside volcano hikes at Arenal.
Try gallo pinto and casado, Costa Rica's everyday staples.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect warm days around 25°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/16°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/16°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~22 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/16°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/15°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).