Will it rain, will it be a sunny day or will it get cold this Saturday? Here it is the weather forecast for the following hours in San José.
The probability of rain For this Saturday in San José it is 40% during the day and 14% at night.
Meanwhile, cloudiness will be 63% during the day and 92% during the night.
As to temperature A maximum of 29 degrees and a minimum of 18 degrees is forecast in this region. Ultraviolet rays are expected to reach a level of up to 13.
While wind gusts will reach 43 kilometers per hour during the day and 28 kilometers per hour at night.
The city of San José is part of the central region of Costa Rica, defined by the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) as “Two Valleys”, because it is immersed between the Western Central Valley and Eastern Central Valley.
The region is affected by Pacific conditions, as well as by the influence of the Caribbean, however, being in the middle part of this area, The Costa Rican city mainly experiences a temperate climate.
That is, San José boasts of pleasant temperatures Being one of the coldest cities in Central America, strong winds, occasional rain whose intensity months range from July to September and clear mornings.
Costa Rica It is very close to the Tropic of Cancer, which places the Central American country in a tropical zone.
However, The tropical climate in Costa Rican lands is modified by different factors such as relief, that is, mountains, plains and plateaus; the isthmic condition; and the oceanic influence, such as winds or sea breezes, the temperature of marine currents and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
The IMN divides Costa Rica into two large climatic regions: the Pacific Regime and the Caribbean Regime.
The Caribbean Regime is characterized by having two periods of precipitation which run from May to August and from November to January. The rainiest month in this season is December, precipitation occurs more regularly in the mornings and evenings.
This area does not have a defined dry seasonbecause even in the least rainy months, precipitation is considerable, which are February and March, as well as September and October.
For its part, The Pacific Regime has a defined dry and rainy season. The dry season lasts from December to March, while the rain falls between May and October. Precipitation occurs regularly in the afternoons and evenings.
