The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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Costa Rica Weather

News from Costa Rica

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 126 towns in Costa Rica. 7 warnings are in force among the 10 largest towns as of 17:21 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

Warnings are in force for 6 of the 10 largest towns.

The Gazette carries the weather for 126 towns in Costa Rica, from La Cruz in the north to Canoas in the south. The largest is San José, home to some 335k souls.

Among the larger towns, Sardinal runs hottest, with summer highs near 36°, and Cot coldest, with winter nights near 11°. Roxana is the wettest at about 3891 mm a year, Tamarindo the driest at 1695 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
San JoséCosta RicaLight showers22°22° / 16°
LimónLimón Province, Costa RicaPartly cloudy29°29° / 27°
San FranciscoHeredia Province, Costa RicaOvercast23°24° / 17°
AlajuelaAlajuela Province, Costa RicaOvercast25°25° / 19°
LiberiaGuanacaste Province, Costa RicaOvercast27°28° / 24°
ParaísoCartago Province, Costa RicaOvercast22°23° / 15°
PuntarenasPuntarenas Province, Costa RicaOvercast28°29° / 26°
San IsidroSan José, Costa RicaLight showers26°26° / 19°
CurridabatSan José, Costa RicaOvercast22°23° / 15°
San VicenteSan José, Costa RicaOvercast21°22° / 16°

Regions of Costa Rica

7 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
San JoséSan José35
Limón ProvinceLimón11
Heredia ProvinceSan Francisco11
Alajuela ProvinceAlajuela24
Guanacaste ProvinceLiberia15
Cartago ProvinceParaíso14
Puntarenas ProvincePuntarenas16

Every Town in Costa Rica

126 towns · largest first

San José · Limón · San Francisco · Alajuela · Liberia · Paraíso · Puntarenas · San Isidro · Curridabat · San Vicente · San Vicente de Moravia · San José · Purral · Turrialba · San Miguel · San Pedro · San Rafael Abajo · Quesada · Ipís · Cartago · Chacarita · San Juan · Mercedes Norte · Guadalupe · Aserrí · San Rafael · San Felipe · Patarrá · Tejar · Heredia · San Pablo · Calle Blancos · Cañas · Guápiles · Siquirres · San Diego · Colima · Esparza · San Juan de Dios · Nicoya · San Rafael Arriba · Desamparados · Concepción · Alajuelita · Sabanilla · Granadilla · Santa Cruz · San Josecito · Escazú · Naranjo · Buenos Aires · San Antonio · San Ramón · Tres Ríos · Daniel Flores · Río Segundo · Colón · San Rafael · Santiago · Santa Ana · Quepos · San Juan · Tilarán · Corredor · Guácimo · Atenas · Cot · Golfito · Llorente · Miramar · Tamarindo · Orotina · Santo Domingo · Salitrillos · Mercedes · Pocora · Juntas · Batán · Canoas · La Asunción · Orosi · La Cruz · Carrillos · San Marcos · Upala · Bagaces · Jacó · Tobosi · San Vito · Puerto Cortés · Parrita · San Rafael · Zarcero · Los Chiles · Sardinal · San Ignacio · La Fortuna · Uvita · Poco Sol · Salitral · Belén · Tucurrique · La Suiza · Roxana · Matina · Santiago · Pital · Sixaola · Hojancha · La Fortuna · Nandayure · Pejivalle · Pacayas · Palmichal · Esquipulas · Paquera · Ángeles · Bijagua · Sámara · Sabanilla