Climate
Puntarenas is generally hotter than the Costa Rican Central Valley, with daytime highs ranging from 30°C to 35°C in the coldest/hottest months, respectively.
| Climate data for Puntarenas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.79 (91.03) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.90 (82.22) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.98 (73.36) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.217) |
4.1 (0.161) |
4.9 (0.193) |
30.3 (1.193) |
204.1 (8.035) |
217.3 (8.555) |
175.7 (6.917) |
223.1 (8.783) |
296.1 (11.657) |
279.1 (10.988) |
132.0 (5.197) |
27.7 (1.091) |
1,599.9 (62.988) |
| Avg. rainy days | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 14.7 | 5.7 | 163.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 254.3 | 282.1 | 255.0 | 201.5 | 156.0 | 164.3 | 170.5 | 159.0 | 167.4 | 183.0 | 232.5 | 2,489.1 |
| Source #1: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||||||||
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