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San José, Costa Rica

342k people · 1158 m elevation · Köppen Am · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high76°F (24°C)78°F (26°C)80°F (26°C)80°F (26°C)77°F (25°C)76°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)74°F (24°C)
Average low62°F (17°C)62°F (17°C)63°F (17°C)64°F (18°C)65°F (18°C)65°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)63°F (17°C)62°F (17°C)
Dew point60°F (16°C)59°F (15°C)60°F (16°C)62°F (17°C)65°F (19°C)66°F (19°C)65°F (18°C)65°F (19°C)66°F (19°C)65°F (19°C)64°F (18°C)62°F (17°C)
Rainfall3.7 in (95 mm)2.6 in (66 mm)2.4 in (61 mm)3.9 in (99 mm)14.1 in (358 mm)15 in (381 mm)11.6 in (296 mm)13.9 in (352 mm)15.8 in (401 mm)17 in (431 mm)12.6 in (319 mm)6.4 in (162 mm)
Rainy days131113172829282829302517
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine326 h309 h343 h307 h252 h236 h246 h256 h239 h230 h232 h294 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.8°F (+1.0°C)

Models range from +1.7°F (+0.9°C) to +2.1°F (+1.2°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

0 0

Warming by month
  • January: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • February: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • March: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • April: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • May: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • June: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • July: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • August: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • September: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • October: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • November: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • December: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.