Golfito weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Golfito is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with January close behind. Golfito averages about 2,169 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,169
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 2,295 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 19 m
When is the best time to visit Golfito?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Golfito is February, then January. The dullest month is May (64/100, 287 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Golfito?
Golfito gets a moderate 2,169 hours of sunshine a year. February (85/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #5 of 8 destinations in Costa Rica for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,278 hours. The year's 2,295 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 63 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 34 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 49 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 110 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 287 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 239 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 286 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 270 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 242 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 296 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 296 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 123 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Golfito by month
The sea off Golfito is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in November at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 187 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 337 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 420 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 466 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 507 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 745 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 19 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- David Panama · 87 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Changuinola Panama · 116 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Isla Colón Panama · 128 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Quepos Costa Rica · 136 km · 2,387 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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