San José, Costa Rica vs Alajuela Climate
93%matchSan José and Alajuela are a 93% climate match. Compared with San José, Alajuela has the same daytime highs and a third of the the dry season rain.
San José gets 136 in (3458 mm) of rain a year and Alajuela 105 in (2677 mm). April is the warmest month in both, with highs of 82°F (28°C) in San José and 83°F (29°C) in Alajuela.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
San JoséAlajuelasolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
San JoséAlajuela
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | Alajuela | San José | Alajuela | San José | Alajuela | |
| Jan | 78°F(26°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 3.5 in(89 mm) | 0.8 in(20 mm) |
| Feb | 79°F(26°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 2.8 in(71 mm) | 1.0 in(26 mm) |
| Mar | 81°F(27°C) | 83°F(28°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 2.7 in(69 mm) | 1.1 in(28 mm) |
| Apr | 82°F(28°C) | 83°F(29°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 5.6 in(141 mm) | 4.3 in(109 mm) |
| May | 81°F(27°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 16 in(399 mm) | 14 in(358 mm) |
| Jun | 80°F(27°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 15 in(376 mm) | 14 in(362 mm) |
| Jul | 80°F(27°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 15 in(370 mm) | 11 in(273 mm) |
| Aug | 80°F(27°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 19 in(484 mm) | 15 in(376 mm) |
| Sep | 80°F(27°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 18 in(466 mm) | 16 in(396 mm) |
| Oct | 79°F(26°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 19 in(473 mm) | 17 in(422 mm) |
| Nov | 78°F(25°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 14 in(356 mm) | 8.8 in(224 mm) |
| Dec | 78°F(26°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 6.5 in(164 mm) | 3.3 in(83 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.