Costa Rica Weather – My rainbow day

For me Friday 5th was my rainbow day… From about 8.30am until 5pm we had big beautiful rainbows painted across the blue Costa Rican skies here in the Central Valley.

A rainbow in Spanish is called un arco iris pronounced ‘ahrko eerees’ and today it was also lloviznando pronounced ‘yoveeznando’ which means it was not pouring with rain but drizzling …

Lying within the 8th to 11th tropical parallel, San José and environs surprise many first-time visitors by being so mild and even cool. The city sits at 1,161 m or 3,809 ft and daily temperatures are a pleasant 20 – 23C degrees.

December and January are traditionally windy months.

The weather this week has been unusually cool with strong winds from the east coming in at up to 65kmh so I’m not spending too much time on my tenth floor balcony.

You can see links for the average rainfall, the minimum and maximum temperatures throughout the year for different areas of Costa Rica here at the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional website .

Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.