San Jose: Weather
San
José is located in central highlands of Costa Rica. The weather
throughout this area has been termed idyllic, refreshingly clear
and invigorating. This explains why the majority of Costa Rica's
population has always lived here. Basking under the brilliant morning
sunshine are the meseta and adjacent valleys.
There
are two clearly defined seasons in Costa Rica: the dry and the wet
seasons. For San José and the western littoral, the “summer”
or dry season goes from December to April; while in the province
of Limón, on the Caribbean, it occurs from February to April.
The rains come from May through November for most of the country.
This usually consists of a couple of hours of rain in the afternoon
or early evening, leaving a clear day for the most part.
Yet,
the temperature changes throughout the year are not drastically
varied at any given location, instead there is a tremendous variation
from place to place because of the rugged terrain involved in the
country’s geography. Temperatures in the highlands range from
10 – 13 degrees Celsius (50 – 55 degrees Fahrenheit),
while in the Central Valley they average 22 degrees Celsius (72
degrees Fahrenheit) and 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit)
at sea level.
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|
Temperatures &
Precipitation Chart for San José |
| Month |
Mean
Temperature |
|
Rainy
Days |
| |
°F |
°C |
IN |
MM |
|
| January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Annual |
66
67
68
70
70
70
69
69
69
69
68
67
69 |
18.9
19.1
19.9
20.4
20.8
20.5
20.2
20.2
20.6
20.2
19.6
19.2
20.0 |
0.3
0.2
0.4
1.5
9.6
11.2
9.1
9.2
13.5
13.1
6.8
1.8
76.7 |
9.1
5.9
12.0
43.7
223.9
287.8
214.9
253.3
332.5
331.1
140.9
40.5
1896.2 |
3
1
2
7
19
22
23
24
24
25
14
6
170 |
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