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Monthly climate in Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Parrita features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 7151 mm (281.5 inches) and receives 339 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Parrita enjoys an average of 2922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The warmest months in Parrita are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Parrita experiences 325 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 Parrita, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°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)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°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)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°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)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Parrita usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 30 rainy days and 937 mm (36.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Parrita are January, February and March. On average, 133 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Parrita, 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) 191 (7.5) 102 (4.0) 107 (4.2) 320 (12.6) 820 (32.3) 696 (27.4) 825 (32.5) 914 (36.0) 931 (36.7) 967 (38.1) 822 (32.4) 456 (18.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 21 24 29 31 30 31 31 30 30 30 30

Monthly sunshine hours in Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The sunniest months in Parrita are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Parrita: August, September and October receive an average of 6 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Parrita, 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 253 298 329 294 220 214 203 194 201 186 227 297
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 33m 12h 39m 12h 35m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Parrita experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Parrita UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Parrita, 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 15 14 14 13 13 13 11 10