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

Range
26–28 °C
Compare
−0.1°C vs. Costa Rica mean
Country
Costa Rica
TZ
America/Bogota
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12-month climate · Puntarenas

How the year moves in Puntarenas

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Puntarenas 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 climatologyPuntarenas, Costa Rica. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in November (25.9), highest in March (27.6). Monthly means: 26.7, 27.4, 27.6, 27.4, 27.2, 26.8, 26.7, 26.7, 26.7, 26.2, 25.9, 26.3.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January26.7
February27.4
March27.6
April27.4
May27.2
June26.8
July26.7
August26.7
September26.7
October26.2
November25.9
December26.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyPuntarenas, Costa Rica. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (67), highest in October (718). Monthly means: 94, 67, 79, 236, 487, 486, 475, 542, 498, 718, 573, 212.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January94
February67
March79
April236
May487
June486
July475
August542
September498
October718
November573
December212
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyPuntarenas, Costa Rica. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in October (3.2), highest in February (8.2). Monthly means: 7.6, 8.2, 8.0, 6.1, 3.9, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.5, 3.2, 3.6, 6.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.6
February8.2
March8.0
April6.1
May3.9
June3.3
July3.4
August3.5
September3.5
October3.2
November3.6
December6.3
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