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Limón, Costa Rica climate
Af Tropical rainforest
Limón has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 4627 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 642 mm while October barely receives 101 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Limón climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 595 | 294 | 276 | 385 | 336 | 295 | 642 | 309 | 345 | 101 | 550 | 498 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 595 | 294 | 276 | 385 | 336 | 295 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 642 | 309 | 345 | 101 | 550 | 498 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 57 | 61 | 75 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 57 | 61 | 75 | 84 | 85 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 86 | 88 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Puerto Limon, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.