How warm does Costa Rica get?

Typical daytime highs in Costa Rica are Mar–May 29°C (84°F), Jun–Aug 26°C (79°F), Sep–Nov 26°C (78°F), Dec–Feb 28°C (83°F).

Is Costa Rica expensive?

On the ground, Costa Rica is mid-range.

Latin America & Caribbean / Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Q: What sort of trip is Costa Rica good for?

Costa Rica is good for moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, sunshine and salt water, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Costa Rica · Costa Rica · San José (Alajuela)

Cloud forest on a wire above the canopy, a volcano at one end and two oceans within a day, and sloths doing very little, brilliantly.

The best time to visit Costa Rica is Dec–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 29°C (84°F). Local time there is 06:43 (UTC-6).

Best time to go

Dec–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

SJO · San José (Alajuela)

Good for

moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting sunshine and salt water the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February March April December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 720mm0 to 28.3in

January · high 82°F · rain 1.0in · 11.6h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at San José (Alajuela), this page’s gateway

Costa Rica month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	25mm1.0in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
February	29°C85°F	6mm0.2in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
March	30°C86°F	42mm1.7in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	30°C85°F	154mm6.1in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
May	27°C81°F	407mm16.0in	12.6h12.6h
June	26°C79°F	461mm18.1in	12.7h12.7h
July	27°C80°F	391mm15.4in	12.7h12.7h
August	26°C79°F	536mm21.1in	12.4h12.4h
September	26°C79°F	578mm22.8in	12.2h12.2h
October	25°C78°F	708mm27.9in	11.9h11.9h
November	26°C78°F	445mm17.5in	11.7h11.7h
December	27°C81°F	65mm2.6in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: CRC · Costa Rican colón
Language: Spanish
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Driving: on the right

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