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Regional slice of Costa Rica with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
21–23 °C
Compare
−4.8°C vs. Costa Rica mean
Country
Costa Rica
TZ
America/Bogota
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12-month climate · Cartago

How the year moves in Cartago

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Cartago itself rather than over Costa Rica as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyCartago, Costa Rica. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (20.9), highest in May (23.1). Monthly means: 20.9, 21.0, 21.6, 22.4, 23.1, 22.9, 22.6, 22.8, 23.1, 22.6, 21.8, 21.1.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January20.9
February21.0
March21.6
April22.4
May23.1
June22.9
July22.6
August22.8
September23.1
October22.6
November21.8
December21.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyCartago, Costa Rica. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in March (81), highest in October (486). Monthly means: 108, 90, 81, 145, 362, 352, 278, 296, 315, 486, 403, 167.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January108
February90
March81
April145
May362
June352
July278
August296
September315
October486
November403
December167
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyCartago, Costa Rica. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (3.4), highest in February (7.6). Monthly means: 7.1, 7.6, 7.6, 6.0, 4.0, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 3.7, 3.8, 6.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.1
February7.6
March7.6
April6.0
May4.0
June3.4
July3.7
August4.1
September4.2
October3.7
November3.8
December6.0
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