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Costa Rica Location: 9°55'N 84°4'W (At the center of America, in the American Isthmus). Subdivisions: Provinces: 7, Cantons: 81, Districts: 473 Area: 51,100 km² (19,730 sq mi) | Population: 4,563,539 (2010) Main Climatic Subdivisions: Rainfall Regions (Drainage Basins Systems): Pacific: Dry and rainy period well defined. The dry one is from December to April. Caribbean: Dry period is not well defined (less rainy months have 100-200 mm of rainfall. Climatic Regions: Northern Pacific, Central Pacific, Southern Pacific, Central Region, Northern Zone, Northern Caribbean and Southern Caribbean ![]() The only Official Information and Current Weather Reports in Costa Rica are from Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (National Weather Institute) ![]() ![]() Wednesday 20 September 2023 Parcialmente nublado a Nublado | Parcialmente nublado a Nublado ⛅ | ⛅⛈ | ✧☽ ☁ Partly cloudy to Cloudy | Isolated Rain This Wednesday in Costa Rica persists the influence of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which as the last few days, remains nearby providing moisture and unstable atmospheric conditions. In the morning there will be partly cloudy skies over much of the country, favoring the evaporation process so that, in the afternoon, there will be isolated showers with thunderstorms along the mountains of the national territory, in addition to the lowlands of the North Pacific, Central Valley and the Northern Zone. Dawning: Central Valley: Variable cloudiness. North Pacific: Partly cloudy, possible rains. Central Pacific: Variable cloudiness, possible rains. South Pacific: Variable cloudiness. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy, possible rains at coasts. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy, possible rains at coasts. North Zone: Partly cloudy. Morning: Central Valley: Partly cloudy. Bank fogs in first hours. North Pacific: Variable cloudiness, possible rains at coastal areas. Central Pacific: Variable cloudiness, possible rains in coasts. South Pacific: Partly cloudy. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy, possible rains at coasts. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy, chance of rains at coast. North Zone: Partly cloudy. Afternoon: Central Valley: Mostly cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. North Pacific: Partly cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. Central Pacific: Cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. South Pacific: Cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy. Rains in the mountains. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy. Possible rains in the mountains. North Zone: Partly cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. Evening: Central Valley: Partly cloudy, possible rains in first hours. North Pacific: Partly cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. Central Pacific: Cloudy with rains in first hours. South Pacific: Cloudy with rains in first hours. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy. North Zone: Partly cloudy with rains and thunderstorms. ![]() Temperatures (Max/Min ºC): Source: Juan Diego Naranjo (Meteorologist) - Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) Costa Rica Weekly Weather Forecast (12 - 15 September 2019)Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)![]()
Partly cloudy to Cloudy | Rain | Rainy Season Due to the effects of the tropical wave, the most intense rains of the weekend will be on Saturday, September 14. The rains will begin to appear from the early hours of the morning, mainly in the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Source: Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - (Costa Rica National Weather Institute) Costa Rica Weather in the month of August 2022Monthly Weather Characterization from IMN![]()
This change is generally registered from August 15 onwards, since conditions similar to those of July can still occur in the first fortnight, including a second "veranillo" in the Pacific zone, called "segunda canícula" (second heat wave). This month also marks the beginning of the most active part of the Atlantic tropical cyclone season. Source: Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - (Costa Rica National Weather Institute) Current Oceanic Influence (20 September 2023)USA National Hurricane Center Official Advises
20 September 2023, 03:45 UTC Sources: NASA / USA National Hurricane Center - NOAA / National Weather Service Costa Rica Weather, General Description
The seasons of Costa Rica climate are defined by the amount of rain that falls during a particular period of time. The year can be easily divided into two main periods or seasons, named by the local residents as "Verano", summer and "Invierno", winter. The "Verano" season is from December to April, and is the time of the year when there are more blue skies and few rains. The "Invierno" is the rainy period, from May to November, and during this time, in most locations, it rains constantly; with sunny mornings, sometimes cool, sometimes sweltering, and the rain coming during the first hours of afternoon.
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