October Rainfall Averages for Costa Rica
The tables below give October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alajuela | 11.8 | 300 |
| 25 | Barva | 17.3 | 440 |
| – | Heredia | 16.0 | 407 |
| 24 | Los Chiles | 7.8 | 198 |
| 25 | Quesada | 13.9 | 352 |
| 24 | Upala | 11.5 | 292 |
Western Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Buenos Aires | 20.8 | 528 |
| – | Cañas | 11.2 | 286 |
| – | Filadelfia | 15.2 | 387 |
| 19 | Liberia | 12.8 | 325 |
| 24 | Nicoya | 13.9 | 354 |
| 21 | Puntarenas | 11.6 | 294 |
| 26 | Quepos | 24.2 | 614 |
| 26 | Río Claro | 27.3 | 693 |
Central & Eastern Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cartago | 8.8 | 225 |
| 23 | Guapiles | 17.7 | 449 |
| 16 | Limón | 8.0 | 204 |
| – | San Isidro | 18.4 | 469 |
| 25 | San José | 11.3 | 287 |
| – | Sixaola | 6.7 | 170 |
| – | Turrialba | 9.9 | 251 |
Reference
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional De Costa Rica. Climatic Data..
World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service. Costa Rica.