Today, 13 October, Tuesday, in San José (Costa Rica): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +27°, at night around +15°. Due to the wind it feels like +23°. Wind up to 10 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 05:24 and set at 17:20 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in San José
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in San José for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 13.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+15°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+15°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 14.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+16°+26°
Morning
☀️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+16°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 15.10
⛈️
💧 100%
+17°+26°
Morning
⛈️
+20°
Day
⛈️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+17°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 100% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 16.10
⛈️
💧 100%
+18°+27°
Morning
⛈️
+21°
Day
⛈️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+18°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 100% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 17.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+17°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+17°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 18.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+19°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+22°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+19°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 19.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 20.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 21.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+17°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+17°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 22.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+17°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+17°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 23.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+17°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+17°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 24.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+16°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+16°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 25.10
🌦️
💧 97%
+17°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+17°
Drizzle · precipitation 97% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 26.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+16°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
27%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
100%
likely · high
✨ Stars
18 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
30
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 10PM10: 11O₃: 39NO₂: 16
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
17:20
Golden hour
16:52
Daylight
12 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
San José climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+24°
+17°
Jan
+26°
+17°
Feb
+26°
+17°
Mar
+27°
+18°
Apr
+25°
+18°
May
+24°
+18°
Jun
+24°
+18°
Jul
+24°
+18°
Aug
+24°
+18°
Sep
+24°
+18°
Oct
+23°
+18°
Nov
+24°
+17°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+24°
+17°
95 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (95 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
February
+26°
+17°
66 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (66 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
March
+26°
+17°
61 mm
Gentle warmth — about +26° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (61 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
April
+27°
+18°
99 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (99 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in San José.
May
+25°
+18°
358 mm
One of the best times to visit: +25° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (358 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
June
+24°
+18°
381 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (381 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+24°
+18°
296 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (296 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
August
+24°
+18°
352 mm
One of the best times to visit: +24° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (352 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
September
+24°
+18°
401 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (401 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
October
+24°
+18°
431 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (431 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
November
+23°
+18°
319 mm
One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (319 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
December
+24°
+17°
162 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (162 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit San José
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: February, March, April
Daytime air+26…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +26…+27° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, May, June, July, August, December
Daytime air+24…+25°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (95–381 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: September, October, November
Daytime air+23…+24°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (319–431 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit San José is February – April, and the most comfortable months are February, March, April. The toughest months to visit are September, October, November: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+27°
Normal for October
+24°
Deviation
3° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+24°
Record for this date
+26° (2023)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for San José
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