Barranca Temperature by Month
Barranca in Puntarenas, Costa Rica enjoys a stable climate, with daytime temperatures staying close to 30°C (86°F) throughout the year. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Barranca Monthly Temperatures
The temperature in Barranca changes very little across the seasons, maintaining a similar climate throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 28°C (82°F) in January to a very warm 32°C (90°F) in March. Nighttime lows range from 23°C (73°F) in March to 23°C (73°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Barranca by month:
The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM. March, the city's warmest month, gets 282 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Barranca vs Costa Rica
The map below shows the annual temperature across Costa Rica. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Barranca vs World: Temperature Compared
Barranca's average annual maximum temperature is 30°C (86°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Global average temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era, and the effects are visible across many regions. Winters are milder on average, with fewer frost days and less snow in many parts of the world. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense, and Europe's summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 all set records.
Summers are also getting drier in some areas, while winter rainfall has increased in others. This contributies to higher river levels and more flooding. In many countries, spring arrives earlier and autumn lasts longer. It has knock-on effects for wildlife, agriculture, and local ecosystems.
For more on Barranca's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Barranca climate page.
