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San José

Costa RicaLow confidence

Climate data for this area comes from one point near San José.

Low confidence: these scores are rough estimates, so we do not pick best months for San José.

Tropical scores do not include sea conditions or cyclone risk. Poor means wet or sticky, not that the area is closed.

City break score by month

89
J
92
F
89
M
59
A
20
M
20
J
20
J
20
A
20
S
20
O
21
N
75
D
  • Excellent
  • Good
  • Mixed
  • Poor

Hiking score by month

61
J
55
F
51
M
39
A
19
M
20
J
21
J
20
A
20
S
21
O
37
N
62
D
  • Excellent
  • Good
  • Mixed
  • Poor

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Areas with the most similar city break scores through the year.

Month by month

MonthDay highRain (mm)SunshineCity breakHiking
January26°C117 h a day8961
February27°C48 h a day9255
March27°C108 h a day8951
April27°C576 h a day5939
May26°C2174 h a day2019
June26°C2504 h a day2020
July26°C1693 h a day2021
August26°C1914 h a day2020
September26°C2724 h a day2020
October25°C2973 h a day2021
November25°C1444 h a day2137
December26°C346 h a day7562

About these figures

Low confidence: our two rain sources (a climate model and satellite estimates) disagree by more than half on this area's yearly rainfall, so the rain part of the score is rough.

Day temperatures from ERA5-Land, adjusted for altitude with an inland-city correction; monthly rain from CHIRPS satellite rainfall; sunshine from ERA5 direct sunlight. Averages for 2004–2023.

Scores are estimates from modelled climate data, not forecasts. How we score.

Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; CHIRPS rainfall (modified).

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