La Fortuna: weather and best time to visit
La Fortuna (Costa Rica) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in April at around 29°C; the coolest month is December at around 25°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in La Fortuna
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
La Fortuna climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° | 20° | – | 17 | 10 | 70 | 69 | 55 |
| Feb | 26° | 19° | – | 11 | 11 | 78 | 76 | 60 |
| Mar | 28° | 20° | – | 10 | 11 | 83 | 74 | 58 |
| Apr | 29° | 21° | – | 11 | 11 | 81 | 66 | 50 |
| May | 28° | 22° | – | 25 | 9 | 74 | 63 | 47 |
| Jun | 27° | 22° | – | 29 | 8 | 69 | 63 | 47 |
| Jul | 26° | 21° | – | 29 | 8 | 67 | 65 | 49 |
| Aug | 27° | 21° | – | 29 | 8 | 70 | 65 | 49 |
| Sep | 27° | 21° | – | 29 | 8 | 70 | 62 | 46 |
| Oct | 27° | 21° | – | 30 | 8 | 66 | 64 | 48 |
| Nov | 26° | 21° | – | 26 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 53 |
| Dec | 25° | 20° | – | 23 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 57 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
La Fortuna in January
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
La Fortuna in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
La Fortuna in March
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 20°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 10 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
La Fortuna in April
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 21°C. April is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
La Fortuna in May
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
La Fortuna in June
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
La Fortuna in July
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
La Fortuna in August
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
La Fortuna in September
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 29 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
La Fortuna in October
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 30 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
La Fortuna in November
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 26 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
La Fortuna in December
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 20°C. December is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 23 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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