Limón weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Limón is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with March and April close behind. Limón averages about 1,758 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 97 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,758
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,842 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Limón?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Limón is February, then March and April. The dullest month is January (61/100, 170 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Limón?
Limón isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,758 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #7 of 8 destinations in Costa Rica for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,278 hours. The year's 2,842 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 | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 170 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 97 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 106 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 143 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 288 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 294 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 311 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 254 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 260 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 348 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 349 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 222 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Limón by month
The sea off Limón is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in December 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 · 130 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 285 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 325 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 411 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 421 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 645 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Changuinola Panama · 79 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Isla Colón Panama · 109 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Quepos Costa Rica · 134 km · 2,387 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Golfito Costa Rica · 146 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 161 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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