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Monthly climate in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Golfito features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4998 mm (196.8 inches) and receives 336 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Golfito enjoys an average of 3182 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The warmest months in Golfito are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Golfito experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Golfito usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 29 rainy days and 591 mm (23.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Golfito are January, February and March. On average, 190 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 210 (8.3) 182 (7.2) 177 (7.0) 282 (11.1) 517 (20.3) 490 (19.3) 532 (21.0) 544 (21.4) 474 (18.7) 605 (23.8) 624 (24.6) 361 (14.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 22 25 28 30 30 31 30 29 30 29 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The sunniest months in Golfito are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Golfito: August, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 255 300 335 301 246 247 244 228 241 219 249 311
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 29m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 43m 11h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Golfito experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Golfito UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 13 14 15 15 13 13 13 14 13 12 10