Records for Costa Rica
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
Costa Rica, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in Costa Rica right now?
Liberia/Oduber Intl, at 30.0°C. That is the highest reading today among the 8 stations we track in Costa Rica, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in Costa Rica right now?
San Jose/Bolanos Intl, at 21.0°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in Costa Rica.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Costa Rica?
39.2°C at Liberia/Oduber Intl, on 31 December 2023. That is the highest in the 6 station archives we hold for Costa Rica. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Costa Rica?
10.0°C at San José/Santamaria Arpt, on 28 December 1976, the lowest in the archives we hold for Costa Rica. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from Costa Rica?
8, of which 6 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL TOBÍAS BOLAÑOS PALMA78764 · 997 m
- Juan SantamariaMROC · 920 m
- LiberiaMRLB · 80 m
- Liberia/Oduber IntlMRLB · 79 m
- Limon IntlMRLM · 2 m
- Puerto LimonMRLM · 5 m
- San Jose/Bolanos IntlMRPV · 998 m
- San José/Santamaria ArptMROC · 900 m