Nicoya monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Nicoya average temperature chart (Celsius) Nicoya average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nicoya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.9 32.1 32.3 32.2 31.2 30.4 30.1 30.2 29.7 29.7 29.9 30
°F 87.7 89.8 90.1 90 88.1 86.7 86.2 86.3 85.5 85.4 85.8 86

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.

Nicoya monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nicoya monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nicoya (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 1 10 49 263 296 207 271 395 382 109 1
inches 0 0 0.4 1.9 10.4 11.6 8.1 10.7 15.5 15 4.3 0
Rainy days 8 6 6 8 17 23 21 22 23 21 14 11

Average annual rainfall in Nicoya: 1908.166mm (751.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nicoya

Nicoya average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nicoya
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8 8.5 8.6 8.4 6.8 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.3 6.2 6.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Nicoya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nicoya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nicoya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.5 23.1 23.1 23.6 23.5 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.2 22.1 22
Max °C 31.2 32.4 32.5 32.5 31.4 30.6 30.3 30.4 29.9 29.9 30.1 30.2
Min °F 72.4 73.5 73.6 74.4 74.2 73.1 72.9 72.8 72.9 71.9 71.8 71.6
Max °F 80.2 81.9 82 82.4 81.3 80.1 79.7 79.7 79.3 78.8 79 79

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nicoya average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nicoya average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nicoya in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.2 27 27.4 28.3 29 28.9 28.6 28.7 28.7 28.3 27.8 27.5
°F 81 80.7 81.4 83 84.1 84.1 83.6 83.6 83.6 82.9 82 81.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nicoya average winspeed by month (km/h) Nicoya average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nicoya (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 12 11 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 11
mph 8 8 7 7 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 7

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.

Nicoya relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nicoya
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 73% 73% 74% 82% 86% 85% 87% 88% 89% 83% 82%

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Nicoya weather stats

Nicoya weather statistics
Hottest month: April 32.2°C 90°F
Driest month: January 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: February 8.5hrs
Coldest month: October 29.7°C 85.5°F
Wettest month: September 395mm 15.6ins
Warmest sea: May 29°C 84.2°F
Map showing location of Nicoya (10.14828, -85.45201) Nicoya map pin © Google

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