The climate of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
Puntarenas is located on the west coast of Costa Rica on the Gulf of
Nicoya which flows into the Pacific Ocean. Puntarenas is located in
the Puntarenas province of which it also is the capital. Just outside
the city Caldera port can be found, the most important port of the
country. Puntarenas attracts many tourists because of its beaches on
the Pacific Ocean. Many of these tourists have visited the interior
first and come here to relax. A ferry sails to the Nicoya peninsula
from here. Puntarenas has a tropical savannah climate with a distinct
dry period and a distinct wet period. Because Puntarenas is situated
on the leeward side it may get warmer here than in other coastal
places. However, this only happens occasionally. The rainy season is
from May till October with extremely high precipitation figures during
some months. Please, bear in mind that humidity figures may be very
high during the rainy season. However, when the wind comes from the
sea this may turn out better than expected.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Puntarenas.
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
31
24
7
8
28
February
32
25
7
4
28
March
33
25
7
5
29
April
33
25
7
7
29
May
31
25
7
18
29
June
31
25
7
21
29
July
30
24
6
22
29
August
30
23
6
23
29
September
30
23
6
21
29
October
30
24
6
22
28
November
30
24
6
18
28
December
30
24
6
14
28
= 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
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