Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Juntas features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2138 mm (84.2 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Juntas enjoys an average of 3397 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Juntas are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Juntas experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Juntas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica with other places around the world.
Juntas usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 383 mm (15.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Juntas are January, February and March. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 60 (2.4) | 298 (11.7) | 314 (12.4) | 170 (6.7) | 278 (11.0) | 340 (13.4) | 495 (19.5) | 143 (5.6) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Juntas are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Juntas: January, September and October receive an average of 8 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 299 | 333 | 319 | 266 | 267 | 296 | 264 | 257 | 235 | 286 | 315 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 35m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 35m | 12h 42m | 12h 38m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 38m | 11h 31m |
Juntas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Juntas UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |