The climate of San José (Costa Rica)
San José is the capital of Costa Rica and is centrally located in the
country. The city is situated at an altitude of 1,170 meters above sea
level in the Costa Rican highlands (in the Valle Central – Central
Valley) in a moderate zone. Because of this maximum temperatures are
constantly between 23-26 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures are
also quite constant between 15-18 degrees Celsius. San José has a
distinct wet and a distinct dry period. The rainy season is from May
till the second part of November. During the wettest month about 300
millimeters of rain can be expected. During the dry period
precipitation figures are much lower, it may even stay dry for several
weeks in a row. The Valle Central region is ideal to live in because
the soil is very fertile and temperatures are fairly mild by Costa
Rican standards. This is also why San José has been given the chance
to develop into the most important city of the country economically.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for San José.
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
25
15
7
8
n/a
February
26
15
7
4
n/a
March
28
17
7
5
n/a
April
30
19
7
7
n/a
May
30
19
7
18
n/a
June
28
18
7
21
n/a
July
28
18
6
22
n/a
August
28
17
6
23
n/a
September
27
17
6
21
n/a
October
26
17
6
22
n/a
November
26
16
6
18
n/a
December
25
15
6
14
n/a
= 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:
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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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
