The best time to visit Costa Rica is from January until April and December, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Costa Rica is 26°C in March and the lowest is 22°C in October.
Costa Rica has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Costa Rica or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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The Costa Rica weather for will be 17° till 23° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
The Costa Rica weather forecast is based on the weather conditions in the city of San José.
Costa Rica 14 day weather forecast
Weather
Max/min
Precip
Wind
UV
Tuesday 17 may
21°C 15°C
20.9 mm 90%
2 Bft ENE
4
Wednesday 18 may
20°C 15°C
6.8 mm 75%
1 Bft SE
4
Thursday 19 may
21°C 15°C
17.7 mm 85%
1 Bft SSW
4
Friday 20 may
18°C 15°C
32.6 mm 95%
1 Bft SW
4
Saturday 21 may
17°C 15°C
19.1 mm 90%
2 Bft SW
10
Climate Costa Rica
Costa Rica has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Costa Rica is 24° degrees and there is about 2299 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 66 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 5.
What is the average Costa Rica weather like in a given month? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
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23°C