PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		83		83		84		85		85		84		83		82		82		81		81		81		82

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		88		89		91		92		92		89		88		87		87		87		86		86		87

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		76		77		77		78		78		77		76		75		75		76		76		76

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		103		102		100		100		102		102		100		97		103		97		95		97		102

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61		64		63		64		61		67		68		64		63		70		64		66		61

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
in.		64		0.3		0.1		0.2		1.3		7.8		9.5		7.2		9.6		12.2		10		4.7		1.3

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
in.		87.2		2.3		0.9		1.4		3.8		19.9		19.8		16.4		24.5		23.1		16.5		10.6		5.8

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		42.6		---		---		---		---		0.6		5.1		1.3		1.8		4.8		2		0.4		---

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
F		74		71		71		72		74		76		76		76		76		75		75		75		73

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6357.3		542.5		536.8		604.5		600		573.5		525		511.5		496		480		496		480		511.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11836		1007.5		960.5		1069.5		1050		1038.5		975		976.5		961		930		961		930		976.5

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
mph		6		6		6		6		6		6		5		5		6		5		6		5		6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		4.7		5.2		5.9		5.8		4.8		4.4		4.3		4.2		4.4		4.2		4.2		4.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		1.7		1.9		2		2.2		2.3		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.2		2.1		1.9		1.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		5		5.4		5.9		5.6		4.7		4.4		4.2		4.1		4.4		4.2		4.3		4.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		5		5.2		5.7		5		3.6		3.2		2.9		2.7		3.1		3.1		3.7		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		4.7		5.2		5.9		5.8		4.8		4.4		4.3		4.2		4.4		4.2		4.2		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		1.8		2		2.2		2.4		2.3		2.3		2.3		2.3		2.3		2.1		1.9		1.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		6		6.1		6.6		6.1		5.4		5		4.8		4.7		5.1		4.8		4.9		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		6.8		6.4		6.9		6		4.5		4		3.8		3.5		4.2		4		4.5		6.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		4.2		4.2		5.2		4.9		3.9		3.4		3.6		3.5		3.7		3.3		3.8		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.4		1.7		1.8		2.1		2.2		2.1		2.2		2.2		2.2		2		1.8		1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		4.4		4.3		5.2		4.8		3.8		3.4		3.6		3.4		3.6		3.3		3.9		3.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		3.8		3.4		4.3		3.6		2.3		1.8		2.1		1.8		2.1		1.9		3		3