Puntarenas, Costa Rica Climate

Weather: 26.7°C/80.06°F, Wind SW at 1.31 km/h, 70% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Puntarenas Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 5.86 meters (19.23 feet) above sea level, Puntarenas has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 27.35ºC (81.23ºF) and it is 3.78% higher than Costa Rica’s averages. Puntarenas typically receives about 134.58 millimeters (5.3 inches) of precipitation and has 172.73 rainy days (47.32% of the time) annually.

CountryCosta Rica
Longitude-84.8294211
Latitude9.9778439
Attitude/Elevation5.86m (19.23ft)
Local timeWednesday 11:57
Annual high temperature30.3ºC (86.54ºF)
Annual low temperature23.38ºC (74.08ºF)
Average annual precip.134.58mm (5.3in)
Warmest monthMarch (32.88ºC / 91.18ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (22.07ºC / 71.73ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (303.65mm / 11.95in)
Driest MonthFebruary (3.21mm / 0.13in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)172.73 days (47.32%)
Days with no rain192.27 days (52.68%)
Humidity74.85%

Climate Puntarenas: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.0(96.8)37.0(98.6)39.0(102.2)39.0(102.2)38.0(100.4)35.0(95.0)33.0(91.4)33.0(91.4)32.0(89.6)32.0(89.6)32.0(89.6)33.0(91.4)39.0(102.2)
Average high °C (°F)30.84(87.51)32.05(89.69)32.88(91.18)32.53(90.55)30.79(87.42)29.67(85.41)29.58(85.24)29.53(85.15)28.94(84.09)28.31(82.96)28.85(83.93)29.6(85.28)30.3(86.54)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.17(80.91)28.11(82.6)28.93(84.07)29.15(84.47)28.2(82.76)27.24(81.03)26.92(80.46)26.99(80.58)26.69(80.04)26.13(79.03)26.18(79.12)26.45(79.61)27.35(81.23)
Average low °C (°F)22.07(71.73)22.55(72.59)23.29(73.92)24.47(76.05)24.79(76.62)24.06(75.31)23.49(74.28)23.64(74.55)23.72(74.7)23.26(73.87)22.89(73.2)22.32(72.18)23.38(74.08)
Record low °C (°F)18.0(64.4)19.0(66.2)19.0(66.2)20.0(68.0)18.0(64.4)19.0(66.2)20.0(68.0)0.0(0)19.0(66.2)16.0(60.8)20.0(68.0)18.0(64.4)0.0(0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)4.58(0.18)3.21(0.13)5.45(0.21)38.18(1.5)186.46(7.34)208.35(8.2)192.81(7.59)259.3(10.21)249.81(9.84)303.65(11.95)142.39(5.61)20.77(0.82)134.58(5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)0.911.271.458.7320.9123.7322.5521.9125.3624.1817.823.9114.39
Average relative humidity (%)67.8864.3563.1167.1974.880.5780.3180.3681.7582.8480.6374.3974.85
Mean monthly sunshine hours9.8810.6411.4811.3510.7911.7512.2811.1210.610.3311.0311.3311.05

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Puntarenas in recent years.

Puntarenas

Puntarenas Temperature by Month

April
29.15°C | 84.47°F
March
28.93°C | 84.07°F
May
28.2°C | 82.76°F
February
28.11°C | 82.6°F
June
27.24°C | 81.03°F
January
27.17°C | 80.91°F
August
26.99°C | 80.58°F
July
26.92°C | 80.46°F
September
26.69°C | 80.04°F
December
26.45°C | 79.61°F
November
26.18°C | 79.12°F
October
26.13°C | 79.03°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature30.0°C (86.0°F)28.94°C (84.09°F)27.0°C (80.6°F)
Avg Temperature28.0°C (82.4°F)27.16°C (80.89°F)26.0°C (78.8°F)
Min Temperature25.0°C (77.0°F)24.29°C (75.72°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point24.0°C (75.2°F)22.87°C (73.17°F)22.0°C (71.6°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation51.3mm | 2.02in16.11mm | 0.63in0.1mm | 0.0in499.4mm | 19.66in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind9.0kmh | 5.59mph5.87kmh | 3.65mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind14.0kmh | 8.7mph8.71kmh | 5.41mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure51.3mb16.11mb0.1mb
Puntarenas

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
July° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-07-0127 | 80.622 | 71.6785 | 3.1129.85 | 10113.3 | 0.13
2020-07-0227 | 80.623 | 73.4815 | 3.1129.83 | 101018.7 | 0.74
2020-07-0327 | 80.623 | 73.4858 | 4.9729.83 | 101019.3 | 0.76
2020-07-0427 | 80.623 | 73.4855 | 3.1129.83 | 101019.4 | 0.76
2020-07-0527 | 80.623 | 73.4846 | 3.7329.83 | 101015.0 | 0.59
2020-07-0627 | 80.623 | 73.4846 | 3.7329.88 | 101211.8 | 0.46
2020-07-0727 | 80.623 | 73.4796 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.8 | 0.03
2020-07-0828 | 82.422 | 71.6786 | 3.7329.83 | 10100.8 | 0.03
2020-07-0927 | 80.622 | 71.6793 | 1.8629.83 | 10109.7 | 0.38
2020-07-1027 | 80.623 | 73.4815 | 3.1129.85 | 101114.1 | 0.56
2020-07-1126 | 78.822 | 71.6849 | 5.5929.85 | 101127.0 | 1.06
2020-07-1227 | 80.623 | 73.4816 | 3.7329.88 | 10123.9 | 0.15
2020-07-1327 | 80.623 | 73.4845 | 3.1129.88 | 101212.0 | 0.47
2020-07-1427 | 80.623 | 73.4827 | 4.3529.85 | 10115.0 | 0.2
2020-07-1527 | 80.623 | 73.4825 | 3.1129.83 | 101022.5 | 0.89
2020-07-1628 | 82.423 | 73.4796 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.7 | 0.03
2020-07-1728 | 82.423 | 73.4775 | 3.1129.83 | 10100.3 | 0.01
2020-07-1827 | 80.622 | 71.6755 | 3.1129.83 | 10100.6 | 0.02
2020-07-1927 | 80.623 | 73.4825 | 3.1129.8 | 10093.3 | 0.13
2020-07-2028 | 82.423 | 73.4808 | 4.9729.8 | 100927.6 | 1.09
2020-07-2127 | 80.624 | 75.2877 | 4.3529.85 | 101147.8 | 1.88
2020-07-2226 | 78.823 | 73.4865 | 3.1129.85 | 101134.6 | 1.36
2020-07-2327 | 80.623 | 73.4836 | 3.7329.83 | 10106.4 | 0.25
2020-07-2427 | 80.623 | 73.4837 | 4.3529.83 | 101051.3 | 2.02
2020-07-2526 | 78.823 | 73.4867 | 4.3529.85 | 101116.6 | 0.65
2020-07-2627 | 80.623 | 73.4864 | 2.4929.85 | 101131.0 | 1.22
2020-07-2727 | 80.623 | 73.4857 | 4.3529.85 | 101135.9 | 1.41
2020-07-2828 | 82.423 | 73.4826 | 3.7329.83 | 101028.4 | 1.12
2020-07-2928 | 82.423 | 73.4824 | 2.4929.83 | 101021.8 | 0.86
2020-07-3028 | 82.423 | 73.4806 | 3.7329.83 | 10109.7 | 0.38
2020-07-3128 | 82.423 | 73.4797 | 4.3529.83 | 10100.1 | 0.0

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