Is Costa Rica hot in April?
Days are typically hot at 33.3°C, while nights average 15.5°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Costa Rica in
April.
Typical April weather in Costa Rica: 33.3°C by day, 15.5°C at night, 2 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high33.3°C
Typical low15.5°C
Rain2 mm
Wet days0.2
In the year-round weather comparison, April scores 68 out of 100 (January leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 42 from latitude 24.59°. Open-water sea temperature is 22.1°C (34 km from the place centre).
April at a glance
What is Costa Rica like in April?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 2 mm across about 0 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 42 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is April a good time to visit?
April ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; January ranks first.
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Warm sea in April
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 22.1°C in April. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4012693
- NOAA station
- MXN00025015 · CULIACAN (DGE)
- Station distance
- 21.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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