Reliable Forecasts, Tropical Seasons, Micro-Climates

Costa Rica’s weather is the typical tropical climate with a rainy and dry season. However, there are many micro-climates in the country! Costa Rica weather is one of the main concerns for travelers and one of the things they must know about Costa Rica before they visit.

So in this post you will learn about Costa Rica’s weather, the tropical seasons, reliable forecasts and more. This post has been updated December 19, 2019.

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Costa Rica Weather by Location

Central Valley (San Jose, Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago)

• The Central Valley experiences a typical tropical climate.
• Dry season is mid December to end of April.
• Rainy season is beginning of May to beginning of December. Tends to start raining in early afternoons during rainy season, mornings still dry and hot.
• Average dry season temperatures are mid 70s F (24 C) during the day, cooling down to the 60s F (18 C) at night.
• It doesn’t get freezing in rainy season but temperatures do drop a little bit and…