North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Monteverde (Costa Rica)

Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.7°C, with 0.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Monteverde (Costa Rica)
Photo: Haakon S. Krohn (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Monteverde (Costa Rica) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 77.7)Mid Jan: Great (season score 81.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 84.6)Early Feb: Best (season score 86.8)Mid Feb: Great (season score 80.8)Late Feb: Great (season score 83.8)Early Mar: Great (season score 82.7)Mid Mar: Great (season score 80.9)Late Mar: Great (season score 81.6)Early Apr: Good (season score 70.3)Mid Apr: Good (season score 64.1)Late Apr: Okay (season score 53.5)Early May: Okay (season score 43.6)Mid May: Fair (season score 32.5)Late May: Off-season (season score 15.3)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 21.3)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 26.2)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 26.6)Early Jul: Fair (season score 30.5)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 34.1)Late Jul: Fair (season score 35.3)Early Aug: Fair (season score 34.3)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 32.1)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 25.2)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 22.4)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 20.1)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 15.1)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 19.0)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 13.2)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 23.4)Early Nov: Fair (season score 32.7)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 42.6)Late Nov: Okay (season score 51.5)Early Dec: Good (season score 67.3)Mid Dec: Good (season score 70.5)Late Dec: Great (season score 74.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat22.4°C1.058.0%
FebruaryGreat24.5°C0.953.0%
MarchGreat26.7°C0.952.6%
AprilGood27.4°C2.566.5%
MayFair25.1°C6.081.6%
JuneOff-season22.3°C7.086.1%
JulyFair22.2°C6.185.6%
AugustFair22.3°C6.683.7%
SeptemberOff-season21.8°C8.082.4%
OctoberOff-season21.0°C7.783.0%
NovemberFair20.9°C5.278.2%
DecemberGood21.4°C2.165.7%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Monteverde (Costa Rica)?
Early Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.7°C, with 0.7 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Monteverde (Costa Rica)?
Mid Oct is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 20.8°C, with 8.2 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Monteverde (Costa Rica)?
June, September, October, with about 8.0 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.