Quepos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Quepos is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with March and January close behind. Quepos averages about 2,387 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,387
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 2,288 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Quepos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Quepos is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (65/100, 277 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Quepos?
Quepos gets a moderate 2,387 hours of sunshine a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (65). It ranks #4 of 8 destinations in Costa Rica for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,278 hours. The year's 2,288 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 | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 51 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 29 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 39 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 108 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 277 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 265 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 281 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 268 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 294 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 337 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 235 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 104 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Quepos by month
The sea off Quepos 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 · 62 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 201 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 374 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 438 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 523 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 614 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Fortuna Costa Rica · 124 km · 1,730 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Limón Costa Rica · 134 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Golfito Costa Rica · 136 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 136 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Changuinola Panama · 177 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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