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Climate - Cocos Island (Costa Rica)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Cocos Island, where it lies


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Climate chart - Cocos Island
About 500 km (300 miles) south-west of Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean, at 5 degrees north latitude, we find the Cocos Island, protected in a national park and belonging to the province of Puntarenas. Here, the climate is equatorial, hot and humid all year round, with a (relatively) dry season from January to March and a rainy season from April to December, even though showers and thunderstorms can develop year round. Given the abundance of rainfall, the territory, occupied by hills that reach 500 meters (1,650 feet) above sea level, is covered by rainforests, and there are streams that generate waterfalls. The rains occur mainly in the form of downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The temperatures are high but without excesses, and stable throughout the year, with a slightly warmer period February to April. However, the heat is tempered by sea breezes. Here are the average temperatures.
Cocos Island - Average temperatures
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January242826758278.8
February262927.5798481.5
March262927.5798481.5
April262927.5798481.5
May252927778480.6
June242826758278.8
July242826758278.8
August242826758278.8
September242826758278.8
October242725.5758177.9
November242725.5758177.9
December242826758278.8
Year24.628.226.376.282.779.5

As mentioned, precipitation is decidedly abundant, in fact, it exceedes 5,000 millimeters (195 inches) per year. There is no dry month; however, the rains decrease in intensity and frequency from January to March, with an absolute minimum in February. In the rainy season, especially from May to October, the rains occur almost daily. Here is the average rainfall (there are no official data, and the data shown here refer to studies carried out over a period of a few years).
Cocos Island - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January2108.315
February1756.911
March2108.315
April50019.720
May65025.625
June55021.726
July60023.627
August54021.328
September58022.828
October41016.125
November40015.722
December30011.821
Year5125201.8263

There are no official data about the amount of sunshine, which, however, is not very good because of the frequent rains, and in any case, it is better in the less rainy months.

Cocos Island

The sea at this latitude is warm enough to swim in all year round.

Best Time


The best period to visit the Cocos Island is the least rainy one, which goes from January to March, and in particular, the month of February.
Since the sea tends to be calmer and visibility better, the dry season can be preferable for scuba diving. The rain can make it more difficult to get around; moreover, during the rainy season, submarine visibility is slightly reduced by vertical currents, which bring plankton upwards, and there can be thermocline conditions (i.e. layers in which the sea is cold); it is also true that in this period, the animals to be observed like hammerhead sharks and manta rays should be more numerous.


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