December Temperature Averages in Costa Rica

Average December temperatures for cities and other locations throughout Costa Rica are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

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 tables give the month's maximum and minimum average daily temperatures based on weather data collected over many years.

North – Central Costa Rica

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
82 65 Alajuela 28 18
75 60 Barva 24 15
75 60 Heredia 24 15
86 71 Los Chiles 30 22
75 64 Quesada 24 18
84 71 Upala 29 22

Western Costa Rica

Temperature averages for December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
87 69 Buenos Aires 31 20
89 73 Cañas 32 23
91 70 Liberia 33 21
91 73 Nicoya 33 23
85 75 Puntarenas 30 24
87 72 Quepos 31 22
89 71 Río Claro 31 22

Central & Eastern Costa Rica

December temperature averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
71 58 Cartago 22 14
82 67 Guapiles 28 20
84 70 Limón 29 21
82 62 San Isidro 28 17
74 62 San José 23 17
82 65 Turrialba 28 19
Reference

Instituto Meteorológico Nacional De Costa Rica. Climatic Data..

World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service. Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Temperatures
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