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The climate of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
Puntarenas is located on the west coast of Costa Rica on the Gulf of Nicoya which flows into the Pacific Ocean. Puntarenas is located in the Puntarenas province of which it also is the capital. Just outside the city Caldera port can be found, the most important port of the country. Puntarenas attracts many tourists because of its beaches on the Pacific Ocean. Many of these tourists have visited the interior first and come here to relax. A ferry sails to the Nicoya peninsula from here. Puntarenas has a tropical savannah climate with a distinct dry period and a distinct wet period. Because Puntarenas is situated on the leeward side it may get warmer here than in other coastal places. However, this only happens occasionally. The rainy season is from May till October with extremely high precipitation figures during some months. Please, bear in mind that humidity figures may be very high during the rainy season. However, when the wind comes from the sea this may turn out better than expected.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Puntarenas.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 31 24 7 8 28
February 32 25 7 4 28
March 33 25 7 5 29
April 33 25 7 7 29
May 31 25 7 18 29
June 31 25 7 21 29
July 30 24 6 22 29
August 30 23 6 23 29
September 30 23 6 21 29
October 30 24 6 22 28
November 30 24 6 18 28
December 30 24 6 14 28
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
click here for the explanation of the symbols

Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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