Climate · Costa Rica

Guanacaste (Liberia)

Hot all year, wet from May to October and dry from December to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years10.6°N140 m above the sea
  1. Jan88°31°73°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb90°32°73°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar93°34°73°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr95°35°75°24°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May92°33°75°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun88°31°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul88°31°74°23°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug89°32°74°23°Rain on about five days a week.
  9. Sep88°31°73°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct86°30°72°22°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov86°30°72°22°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec87°31°73°23°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

It is hot all year: highs run from 86°F in November to 95°F in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about five days a week. December to April is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.It is hot all year: highs run from 30°C in November to 35°C in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about five days a week. December to April is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.

Where Guanacaste (Liberia) sits

America/Costa Rica

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Latitude
10.6°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
140 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Liberia27 km west

The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Guanacaste (Liberia), shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 86°F in October and November to 95°F in April.Highs from 30°C in October and November to 35°C in April.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in September (89% of days), driest in February (2%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in January (37% cover), cloudiest in June (79%).

Daylight

From 11h 31m in December to 12h 44m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Guanacaste (Liberia), month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
73°23°88°31°
no days37%11h 34m
FebruaryDry season
73°23°90°32°
no days41%11h 47m
MarchDry season
73°23°93°34°
no days46%12h 03m
AprilDry season
75°24°95°35°
1 day61%12h 21m
MayRainy season
75°24°92°33°
4 days77%12h 37m
JuneRainy season
74°23°88°31°
6 days79%12h 44m
JulyRainy season
74°23°88°31°
4 days74%12h 41m
AugustRainy season
74°23°89°32°
5 days74%12h 27m
SeptemberRainy season
73°23°88°31°
6 days75%12h 10m
OctoberRainy season
72°22°86°30°
6 days78%11h 52m
November
72°22°86°30°
4 days69%11h 37m
DecemberDry seasonMost comfortable
73°23°87°31°
1 day44%11h 31m

When is the best time to visit Guanacaste (Liberia)?


Guanacaste (Liberia) is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 88°F, nights near 73°F, and rain on about one day a week.Guanacaste (Liberia) is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 31°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Guanacaste (Liberia)?

April, with highs near 95°F and lows near 75°F. The coolest are October and November, with highs near 86°F.April, with highs near 35°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest are October and November, with highs near 30°C.

When does it rain most in Guanacaste (Liberia)?

September, with rain on about six days a week. February is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Guanacaste (Liberia)?

From about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Guanacaste (Liberia)?

January, when cloud covers about 37% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Guanacaste (Liberia)'s

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Guanacaste (Liberia)'s through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Guanacaste (Liberia)'s summer.

Elsewhere in Costa Rica

All of Costa Rica

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Guanacaste (Liberia). Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.