Guápiles climate — normals and trends
Guápiles (Costa Rica) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,288 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Guápiles averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 285 rainy days per year.
Guápiles has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 28 April 2015) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 28 December 1976).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GuápilesLimón Province
- coords
- 10.22°, -83.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
3,288mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
285 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
202 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.2 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest day
12.6 °C
28 December 1976
Wettest day
298 mm
21 November 2022
Windiest day
17.0 km/h
17 December 1969
Strongest gust
49.0 km/h
15 November 1975
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
27 February 1944
Sunniest day
12.6 h
30 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 268 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | -99 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 248 mm | +131 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 208 mm | -87 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 365 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 239 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 136 mm | -104 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 263 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 339 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 353 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | -252 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guápiles?
Guápiles has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guápiles?
The hottest day measured in Guápiles between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2015, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guápiles?
The coldest day measured in Guápiles between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1976, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Guápiles?
Almost never: Guápiles sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guápiles warmed?
Yes: Guápiles warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guápiles?
The wettest day measured in Guápiles between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2022, with 298 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guápiles?
The windiest day measured in Guápiles between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1969, with winds reaching 17.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guápiles?
The warmest month in Guápiles is May (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Guápiles?
Guápiles receives on average 3,288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 285 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guápiles?
Guápiles gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guápiles?
Yes: Guápiles has on average 202 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guápiles?
In Guápiles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 27 February 1944.
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