Puntarenas monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Puntarenas average temperature chart (Celsius) Puntarenas average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Puntarenas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.2 32.2 32.8 32.6 31.3 30.3 29.9 29.9 29.6 29.7 29.8 30.2
°F 88.2 90 91 90.6 88.3 86.5 85.9 85.9 85.3 85.4 85.6 86.3

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.

Puntarenas monthly rainfall chart (mm) Puntarenas monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Puntarenas (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 1 3 47 248 259 220 279 372 354 131 13
inches 0 0.1 0.1 1.9 9.8 10.2 8.7 11 14.7 13.9 5.2 0.5
Rainy days 9 7 6 8 17 22 21 22 22 21 15 12

Average annual rainfall in Puntarenas: 1852.4mm (729.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Puntarenas average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Puntarenas
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.8 9 8.6 6.9 6 6.1 6 5.6 5.6 6.2 7.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Puntarenas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Puntarenas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Puntarenas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23.4 23.8 24.2 24.5 24 23.2 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.6 22.5 22.7
Max °C 31.4 32.5 33 32.8 31.5 30.5 30.1 30.1 29.8 29.9 30 30.4
Min °F 74.1 74.8 75.6 76 75.1 73.7 73.2 73.2 73.1 72.6 72.4 72.8
Max °F 81.3 82.6 83.5 83.5 81.9 80.2 79.7 79.7 79.3 79.2 79.2 79.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Puntarenas average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Puntarenas average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Puntarenas in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.6 29.1 29.5 29.3 28.9 28.7 28.7 28.6 28.2 27.9 28
°F 83 83.5 84.3 85 84.7 84 83.7 83.7 83.5 82.8 82.1 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Puntarenas average winspeed by month (km/h) Puntarenas average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Puntarenas (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 11 10 10 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 9
mph 7 7 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 6

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.

Puntarenas relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Puntarenas
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 73% 73% 75% 83% 85% 85% 86% 88% 88% 85% 83%

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Puntarenas weather stats

Puntarenas weather statistics
Hottest month: March 32.8°C 91°F
Driest month: January 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: February 8.8hrs
Coldest month: October 29.7°C 85.5°F
Wettest month: September 372mm 14.6ins
Warmest sea: April 29.5°C 85.1°F
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