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Ciudad Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Year-round, Ciudad Cortés experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a very warm 30°C (86°F) in March to a comfortable 28°C (82°F) in the coolest month, November. Nighttime temperatures range from 22°C (72°F) in March to 21°C (70°F) in November.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Ciudad Cortés by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
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.
Ciudad Cortés's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters, and seasons reversed compared to Europe.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
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.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Ciudad Cortés's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Ciudad Cortés climate page.
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