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Costa Rica WeatherCosta Rica is located geographically only about eight degrees of north latitude of the equatorial line, thus Costa Rican climate is tropical all year round. However, because of the extraordinarily diverse amount of involved factors, the resulting country climate is a set of regional sub-climates. Therefore, the tropical weather of Costa Rica is greatly affected by its geography at the very local level. These factors include the totally heterogeneous relief (ranging from 0 to 3,431 m in only 51,100 km²) and the way as all its components (mountains, volcanoes, plains, valleys and plateaus) are distributed; the situation in respect to the two continental masses as American isthmus; the influence of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (sea winds and ocean current with their own temperatures, besides low pressure systems, tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes) and the general atmospheric circulation. (En Español: Clima de Costa Rica)
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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) See its Current Weather and Forecast Report (In spanish, but is a graphically eloquent animated map report): Friday 06 December 2024 ☀ | ☀⛅ | ✧☽ ☁ Partly cloudy to Cloudy | Possible Isolated Rain This Friday in Costa Rica, moderate trade winds will prevail in the north and center of the country, with occasional gusts in the Central Valley, the North Pacific and the mountain ranges. The drag of the wind will generate scattered cloudiness in the Caribbean and the Northern Zone, favoring light rainfall during the morning and the night period. In the Pacific and the Central Valley there will be a morning with little cloud cover, partly cloudy in the afternoon. Brief rains are not discarded in the South Pacific. Dawning: Central Valley: Few clouds and windy. North Pacific: Mostly clear and windy. Central Pacific: Few clouds. South Pacific: Few clouds. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. North Zone: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. Morning: Central Valley: Few clouds and windy. North Pacific: Mostly clear and windy. Central Pacific: Few clouds. South Pacific: Few clouds. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy to Cloudy with scattered rains. North Zone: Partly cloudy to Cloudy with scattered rains. Afternoon: Central Valley: Slightly to Partly cloudy. Windy. North Pacific: Few clouds and windy. Central Pacific: Partly cloudy. South Pacific: Partly cloudy. Occasional rains at mountains. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy.. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy. North Zone: Partly cloudy. Evening: Central Valley: Partly cloudy, windy. Possibility of drizzle. North Pacific: Mostly clear and windy. Central Pacific: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. South Pacific: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. North Caribbean: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rains. South Caribbean: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rains. North Zone: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rains. Temperatures (Max/Min ºC): Source: Paulo Solano (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 (06 December 2024)USA National Hurricane Center Official Advises
06 December 2024, 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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