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Monthly climate in Puerto Cortes, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Cortes features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 5200 mm (204.7 inches) and receives 318 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Cortes enjoys an average of 3144 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Cortes, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The warmest months in Puerto Cortes are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Cortes experiences 322 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 Puerto Cortes, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Cortes, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Puerto Cortes usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 743 mm (29.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Cortes are January, February and March. On average, 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Cortes, 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) 94 (3.7) 43 (1.7) 54 (2.1) 245 (9.6) 655 (25.8) 622 (24.5) 500 (19.7) 637 (25.1) 579 (22.8) 887 (34.9) 687 (27.0) 198 (7.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 14 14 29 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Cortes, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

The sunniest months in Puerto Cortes are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Cortes: May, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Cortes, 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 253 298 333 293 230 241 249 240 231 220 247 305
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 37m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 41m 11h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Cortes, Puntarenas, Costa Rica §

Puerto Cortes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 Puerto Cortes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Cortes, 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 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 12 11