ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA

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Elevation: 939 meters Latitude: 10 00N Longitude: 084 13W

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12:45 am EDT
16 April, 2024

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MONTHLY - ALL WEATHER AVERAGES [ Show Summary ]

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 43

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

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		28.4		28.2		28.9		29.9		30.2		28.8		28.2		28.2		28.2		27.8		27.1		27.3		27.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.7		18.5		18.6		18.6		19.1		19.1		18.9		18.9		18.7		18.2		18.4		18.4		18.4

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 43

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1953		5		16		18		77		268		265		181		262		345		341		146		31

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		223.8		18.5		18.6		18.6		19.1		19.1		18.9		18.9		18.7		18.2		18.4		18.4		18.4

DEGREE DAYS

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2009.5		155.9		153		183.4		190		173.9		156.7		161.9		159.3		140		136.9		135		146.4

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5260.1		414.2		388.4		441.8		440		432.3		406.7		420.2		417.7		390		395.3		385		404.7

SKY CONDITIONS

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

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		14.6		16.5		18.1		18		15.2		14.1		13.2		13.7		15.8		14		13		13.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.6		6.5		7.2		7.8		8.4		8.2		8		7.9		8.1		8.1		7.4		6.7		6.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.1		15.4		17		18.1		17.5		15.1		14		13.1		13.5		15.6		14.2		13.5		14.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		13.2		14.2		14.8		13.5		10.1		9		7.7		8		11		9.8		10		11.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		14.6		16.5		18.1		18		15.2		14.1		13.2		13.7		15.8		14		13		13.3

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		6.6		7.3		8.1		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		17.5		17.8		18.6		20.2		20.4		17.9		15.6		14.9		17.7		18.9		16.6		15.1		16.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		17.2		17		18.3		18.6		14.2		11		9.9		13.8		16		13.2		12.4		14.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		12.2		14.3		15.6		15.7		12.1		11.5		11.3		10.9		12.7		10.9		10.1		10.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.2		6.3		7		7.5		8		7.8		7.5		7.5		7.5		7.8		7		6.4		6.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		12.7		14.6		15.6		15.2		11.9		11.4		11.2		10.7		12.5		10.9		10.3		11.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.5		9.2		10.7		10.9		10.2		6.2		5.8		5.5		4.8		6.9		5.8		5.9		7.5

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

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