The best time to go to Costa Rica
The best time to visist Costa Rica is in the drier months between May and November but due to the microclimates, it is good all year round. Costa Rica enjoys a huge variety in its geography, with two very different coastlines and everything from dense tropical rainforest to mist-shrouded cloud forest and mountains in between. This means you are likely to experience a vast range of weather on any trip at any time of year, particularly if you are planning to incorporate a lot of the natural highlights into your itinerary. The average temperatures in Costa Rica range from 30ºC on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts to a milder climate in the cloud forest areas of Santa Elena and Monteverde, where it can dip to 10ºC at night.
As a general rule of thumb, there is a rainy season and a dry season, which you can follow when planning your trip to this wonderfully biodiverse country.