January Rainfall Averages for Costa Rica
The tables below give January averages for rainfall at cities and other locations in Costa Rica. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the country: North – Central Costa Rica covering the provinces of Alajuela and Heredia, Western Costa Rica comprising Puntarenas and Guanacaste provinces, and Central & Eastern Costa Rica taking in San José, Cartago and Limón provinces.
The precipitation amounts are averages of weather data collected over many years.
North – Central Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alajuela | 0.4 | 9 |
| 5 | Barva | 0.7 | 17 |
| – | Heredia | 0.8 | 21 |
| 21 | Los Chiles | 3.4 | 86 |
| 16 | Quesada | 12.7 | 323 |
| 21 | Upala | 4.1 | 105 |
Western Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 1.3 | 34 |
| – | Cañas | 0.2 | 4 |
| – | Filadelfia | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1 | Liberia | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nicoya | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2 | Puntarenas | 0.2 | 6 |
| 7 | Quepos | 2.3 | 59 |
| 11 | Río Claro | 5.3 | 134 |
Central & Eastern Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Cartago | 2.5 | 62 |
| 21 | Guapiles | 10.9 | 276 |
| 20 | Limón | 12.6 | 320 |
| – | San Isidro | 1.1 | 28 |
| 5 | San José | 0.5 | 13 |
| – | Sixaola | 8.6 | 217 |
| – | Turrialba | 6.8 | 172 |
Reference
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional De Costa Rica. Climatic Data..
World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service. Costa Rica.