La Fortuna weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit La Fortuna is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with March and January close behind. La Fortuna averages about 1,730 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

1,730

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

85/100

Rain / year

1,605 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

3k

Elevation

107 m

When is the best time to visit La Fortuna?

For sunshine, the best time to visit La Fortuna is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (61/100, 195 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is La Fortuna?

La Fortuna isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,730 hours of sunshine a year. February (85/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #8 of 8 destinations in Costa Rica for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,278 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 43% of the annual 1,605 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 67 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
• Liberia Costa Rica · 106 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
• Managua Nicaragua · 254 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
• San Andrés Colombia · 391 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
• Tegucigalpa Honduras · 492 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
• San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 589 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Quepos Costa Rica · 124 km · 2,387 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Nicoya Costa Rica · 130 km · 2,604 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Limón Costa Rica · 180 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Bluefields Nicaragua · 191 km · 1,871 h sun/yr · best in Mar