PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		28		28		28		29		29		28		28		27		27		27		27		27		27

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		31		31		32		33		33		31		31		30		30		30		30		30		30

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		24		24		25		25		25		25		25		24		23		23		24		24		24

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		39		38		37		37		38		38		37		36		39		36		35		36		38

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16		17		17		17		16		19		20		17		17		21		17		18		16

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30		3		5		11		8		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		308		27		26		30		29		27		26		25		25		24		22		22		24

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		205		17		15		16		13		12		14		19		21		22		20		19		17

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1620		---		---		---		30		190		240		180		240		300		250		110		30

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81		---		---		---		3		11		13		12		13		13		10		5		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		2210		50		20		30		90		500		500		410		620		580		410		260		140

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1080		---		---		---		---		10		120		30		40		120		50		10		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		92		89		85		85		85		92		95		95		96		96		96		95		93

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		72		62		60		62		66		74		77		77		78		79		79		76		70

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		23		21		21		22		23		24		24		24		24		23		23		23		22

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3759.3		301.4		298.2		335.8		333.3		318.6		291.7		284.2		275.6		266.7		275.6		266.7		284.2

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7009.6		559.7		533.6		594.2		583.3		576.9		541.7		542.5		533.9		516.7		533.9		516.7		542.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		12		12.2		12.4		12.7		13		13.1		13		12.8		12.5		12.3		12		11.9

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		1		---		1		1		1		2		1		1		2		2		2		1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		9		9		9		9		9		9		8		8		9		8		9		8		9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		17.1		18.8		21.3		20.7		17.1		15.9		15.3		15.1		15.9		14.9		14.9		15.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.4		6.1		6.7		7.2		8		8.2		8.1		8.1		8.3		8.1		7.5		6.7		6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.1		18.1		19.5		21.4		20.1		17		15.9		15.2		14.9		15.7		15.2		15.6		17

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		17.9		18.5		20.3		18		12.8		11.6		10.4		9.8		11.2		11.2		13.2		16.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		17.1		18.8		21.3		20.7		17.1		15.9		15.3		15.1		15.9		14.9		14.9		15.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.7		6.5		7.3		7.8		8.5		8.3		8.1		8.1		8.3		8.1		7.5		6.8		6.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.6		21.6		22.1		23.6		22.1		19.3		17.9		17.4		17		18.3		17.4		17.5		21

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.4		24.4		23.1		24.7		21.6		16.3		14.5		13.5		12.7		15.1		14.5		16.3		24

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.1		14.9		15.2		18.5		17.6		14		12.2		13		12.5		13.3		11.8		13.5		12.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7		5.2		6		6.4		7.5		8		7.7		7.9		8		8		7.2		6.5		5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.2		15.7		15.6		18.6		17.1		13.8		12.1		12.9		12.3		13.1		11.9		14		13.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.9		13.8		12.1		15.5		13		8.4		6.6		7.5		6.4		7.6		6.8		10.8		10.9