When is dry season in costa rica

Cabo Matapalo. Ciudad Quesada. Drake Bay. Golfo Dulce. Mal Pais. Manuel Antonio. Orosi Valley. Osa Peninsula. Playa Conchal. Playa del Coco. Playa Grande. Playa Hermosa. Playa Hermosa - Puntarenas. Playa Junquillal. Puerto Jimenez. Puerto Viejo. Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. Rincon de la Vieja. San Gerardo de Dota. San Isidro del General. San Jose. San Ramon. Santa Ana. Santa Maria de Dota. Santa Teresa. Irazu Volcano National Park. Cahuita National Park.

However, some regions are rainy all year, and others are very dry and sunny for most of the year. Temperatures vary primarily with elevations, not with seasons. Generally, the rainy season lasts from May to mid-November in most of the country, with notable exceptions on the Caribbean coast. Costa Ricans call this wet time of year their winter. The dry season , considered summer by Costa Ricans, is from mid-November to April. In Guanacaste, the arid northwestern province, the dry season lasts several weeks longer than in other places.

Even in the rainy season, days often start sunny, with rain falling in the afternoon and evening. The most popular time of year to visit Costa Rica is December and January, when everything is still green from the rains but the sky is clear.

It sounds way better than rainy. The main attraction of the high season is the weather. Wildlife can be easier to spot as it concentrates around shrinking water sources and the deciduous trees drop their leaves thinning the camouflage.

Obviously, another motivation for Northern American and European travelers is escaping the snow, cold weather and dark at home. In addition to tourists, Arctic storms drive ocean swells southward and the surf is bigger and more reliable in the high season.

It is harder to get reservations, everything is relatively crowded and the prices are higher. From Christmas until the end of the first week in January, and Easter week are double jeopardy periods with lots of international travelers, and many Ticos traveling the beaches are especially crowded.

Even the crowds have their up side though.