La Fortuna monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at La Fortuna

La Fortuna average temperature chart (Celsius) La Fortuna average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in La Fortuna (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29 30 31.6 31.8 29.9 29 28.7 28.7 28.6 28.6 28.2 28.3
°F 84.2 86.1 88.9 89.2 85.9 84.2 83.6 83.7 83.5 83.4 82.8 82.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

La Fortuna monthly rainfall chart (mm) La Fortuna monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in La Fortuna (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 193 124 81 106 260 406 462 426 413 446 320 271
inches 7.6 4.9 3.2 4.2 10.2 16 18.2 16.8 16.2 17.6 12.6 10.7
Rainy days 10 7 7 8 17 22 22 22 23 22 16 14

Average annual rainfall in La Fortuna: 3433.634mm (1351.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in La Fortuna

La Fortuna average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine La Fortuna
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.5 7 7.3 7.4 6.7 6.2 6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

La Fortuna average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) La Fortuna average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in La Fortuna (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.4 21.8 23 23.6 22.5 21.9 21.8 21.7 21.9 21.5 21 21
Max °C 29.2 30.3 31.8 32 30.1 29.2 28.9 28.9 28.8 28.8 28.4 28.5
Min °F 70.5 71.2 73.4 74.5 72.5 71.3 71.2 71.1 71.3 70.6 69.8 69.7
Max °F 77.5 78.8 81.3 82 79.3 77.9 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.2 76.5 76.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

La Fortuna average sea temperature chart (Celsius) La Fortuna average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around La Fortuna in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.8 27.8 28.2 28.8 29 28.9 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.5 28.1 27.9
°F 82 82.1 82.8 83.8 84.1 84 83.5 83.7 83.8 83.3 82.5 82.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

La Fortuna average winspeed by month (km/h) La Fortuna average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in La Fortuna (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 14 13 13 9 8 10 9 8 8 9 13
mph 9 9 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

La Fortuna relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in La Fortuna
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 80% 79% 79% 84% 86% 87% 87% 88% 88% 87% 86%

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La Fortuna weather stats

La Fortuna weather statistics
Hottest month: April 31.8°C 89.2°F
Driest month: March 81mm 3.2ins
Sunniest month: March 7.3hrs
Coldest month: November 28.2°C 82.8°F
Wettest month: July 462mm 18.2ins
Warmest sea: May 29°C 84.2°F
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