Costa Rica Pacific coast (Tamarindo)
Low confidence or an estimate means our weather data for this area is less certain, so treat the score as a guide. It is about our data, not about the weather changing.
How scores are madeClimate data for this area comes from one point near Tamarindo.
Best for beach: January, February, March and December.
Tropical scores do not include sea conditions or cyclone risk. Poor means wet or sticky, not that the area is closed.
Beach score by month
A score out of 100 for how pleasant the usual weather is for this kind of trip in this month. It is not a forecast.
How scores are made- Excellent
- Good
- Mixed
- Poor
Excellent (90 or more), Good (75–89), Mixed (50–74) and Poor (under 50) say how well the usual weather suits this kind of trip. Poor is a score under 50: the weather is a poor fit for this kind of trip, for example too wet, hot, humid, cloudy or windy.
How scores are made
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Month by month
| Month | Day high | Rain (mm) | Sunshine | Sea | Beach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°C | 0 | 10 h a day | 28°C | 92 |
| February | 35°C | 0 | 10 h a day | 27°C | 90 |
| March | 36°C | 1 | 10 h a day | 28°C | 87 |
| April | 35°C | 16 | 8 h a day | 29°C | 75 |
| May | 33°C | 208 | 5 h a day | 29°C | 26 |
| June | 32°C | 255 | 4 h a day | 29°C | 18 |
| July | 32°C | 182 | 5 h a day | 29°C | 30 |
| August | 32°C | 277 | 5 h a day | 29°C | 22 |
| September | 31°C | 318 | 4 h a day | 29°C | 13 |
| October | 31°C | 426 | 4 h a day | 28°C | 14 |
| November | 31°C | 131 | 6 h a day | 28°C | 51 |
| December | 32°C | 3 | 9 h a day | 28°C | 89 |
About these figures
Medium confidence: tropical areas are scored mainly on rain and sticky heat, which a climate model captures less exactly than temperature, so we never give them our highest confidence rating.
Day temperatures from ERA5-Land, adjusted for altitude with a tropical correction; monthly rain from CHIRPS satellite rainfall; sunshine from ERA5 direct sunlight; sea temperature from ERA5 about 30 km offshore. Averages for 2004–2023. The January daytime high (about 34°C) is unverified: there is no weather-station record nearby to check it against, and most of it comes from our general tropical correction.
Scores are estimates from modelled climate data, not forecasts. How we score.
Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; CHIRPS rainfall (modified).