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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) ![]() ![]() Tuesday 19 January 2021 ☀ | ☀ ⛅ | ✧☽ ☁ Slightly to Partly cloudy | Trade Winds This Tuesday in Costa Rica there will be conditions of partial cloudiness in most of the national territory. In the afternoon, an increase in atmospheric pressure will be favoring the increase in the trade winds in the Caribbean and the North Zone. In the afternoon and evening there will be occasional gusts of wind in the Central Valley and the North Pacific, in addition to an increase in cloudiness in the Caribbean and North Zone. Dawning: Central Valley: Partly clouyd and windy.. North Pacific: Few clouds and windy. Central Pacific: Few clouds. South Pacific: Few clouds. North Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. South Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. North Zone: Scattered clouds with possible rains. Morning: Central Valley: Partly clouyd and windy.. North Pacific: Few clouds and windy. Central Pacific: Few clouds. South Pacific: Few clouds. North Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. South Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. North Zone: Scattered clouds with possible rains. Afternoon: Central Valley: Partly clouyd and windy with intermittent rains in mountains sectors.. North Pacific: Few clouds and windy. Central Pacific: Partly cloudy. South Pacific: Partly cloudy. North Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. South Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. North Zone: Partly cloudy with isolated rains. Evening: Central Valley: Partly clouyd and windy. North Pacific: Few clouds and windy. Central Pacific: Few clouds. South Pacific: Few clouds. North Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. South Caribbean: Variable cloudiness with possible rains. North Zone: Mostly cloudy. ![]() Temperatures (Max/Min ºC): Source: Daniel Poleo (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 December 2020Monthly Weather Characterization from IMN![]()
However, this year 2020, due to "la Niña" meteorological phenomenon, there was an extension of the rainy season, ending even until the second week of the month, in the Central Valley. Source: Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - (Costa Rica National Weather Institute) Current Oceanic Influence (18 January 2021)USA National Hurricane Center Official Advises
18 January 2021, 23:45 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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