Puerto Jimenez weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Puerto Jimenez is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with January close behind. Puerto Jimenez 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

12k

Elevation

6 m

When is the best time to visit Puerto Jimenez?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Jimenez 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 Puerto Jimenez?

Puerto Jimenez gets a moderate 2,169 hours of sunshine a year. February (85/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #6 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

Sea temperature in Puerto Jimenez by month

The sea off Puerto Jimenez 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 · 191 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
• Liberia Costa Rica · 336 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
• Panama City Panama · 435 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
• San Andrés Colombia · 483 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
• Managua Nicaragua · 509 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
• Tegucigalpa Honduras · 748 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Golfito Costa Rica · 19 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• David Panama · 96 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Changuinola Panama · 134 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Quepos Costa Rica · 136 km · 2,387 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Isla Colón Panama · 146 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb