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Monthly climate in Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paquera features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (75 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2526 mm (99.5 inches) and receives 224 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paquera enjoys an average of 3389 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The warmest months in Paquera are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paquera experiences 329 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 Paquera, 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 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Paquera usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 430 mm (16.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paquera are January, February and March. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Paquera, 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) 18 (0.7) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 73 (2.9) 378 (14.9) 351 (13.8) 242 (9.5) 338 (13.3) 345 (13.6) 561 (22.1) 162 (6.4) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 1 1 18 28 29 27 28 29 28 22 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The sunniest months in Paquera are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paquera: August, September and October receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Paquera, 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 261 299 333 315 269 274 280 259 259 239 279 317
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 36m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 33m 12h 40m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 39m 11h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Paquera 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 Paquera UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Paquera, 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) 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 11 10