January Temperature Averages in Costa Rica

Average January 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 January temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
83 65 Alajuela 28 19
76 59 Barva 24 15
76 58 Heredia 24 15
86 69 Los Chiles 30 21
76 62 Quesada 24 17
85 70 Upala 29 21

Western Costa Rica

Temperature averages for January
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
89 67 Buenos Aires 32 19
89 73 Cañas 32 23
92 69 Liberia 33 21
93 72 Nicoya 34 22
87 75 Puntarenas 30 24
88 71 Quepos 31 22
90 70 Río Claro 32 21

Central & Eastern Costa Rica

January temperature averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
71 56 Cartago 22 13
82 65 Guapiles 28 19
84 69 Limón 29 21
84 61 San Isidro 29 16
73 61 San José 23 16
78 62 Turrialba 26 17
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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