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Tigre, Heredia, Costa Rica has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 28°C (82°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Year-round, Tigre experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in September to a comfortable 27°C (81°F) in the coolest month, January. Nighttime temperatures range from 21°C (70°F) in September to 19°C (66°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Tigre 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. September, the warmest month, gets 149 hours of sunshine.
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.
Tigre's average annual maximum temperature is 28°C (82°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.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings, very cold winters and hot summers.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.
In Tigre, January is the coolest month, with average highs of 27°C (81°F) and humidity around 68%, considered high. In September, the warmest month, temperatures average 30°C (86°F) with 85% humidity, conditions that feel very high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.
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.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Tigre's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Tigre climate page.
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Temperature Rainfall Sunshine Humidity
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