Paraíso climate — normals and trends
Paraíso (Costa Rica) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,427 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Paraíso averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.
Paraíso has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.9 °C (on 27 March 2024) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 4 February 1945).
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
ParaísoCartago Province
- coords
- 9.84°, -83.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,427mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
239 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
26.9 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest day
6.3 °C
4 February 1945
Wettest day
180 mm
1 June 1954
Windiest day
17.5 km/h
1 January 1998
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
3 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
16 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
4 February 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 20.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 99 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | -140 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 310 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 176 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 155 mm | -87 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 284 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 462 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 187 mm | -77 mm |
| Dec | 20.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 109 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paraíso?
Paraíso has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,427 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paraíso?
The hottest day measured in Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2024, reaching 26.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paraíso?
The coldest day measured in Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1945, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Paraíso?
Almost never: Paraíso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paraíso warmed?
Yes: Paraíso warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paraíso?
The wettest day measured in Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1954, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paraíso?
The windiest day measured in Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1998, with winds reaching 17.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paraíso?
The warmest month in Paraíso is May (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Paraíso?
Paraíso receives on average 2,427 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paraíso?
Paraíso gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paraíso?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Paraíso.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paraíso?
In Paraíso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 16 May 2019, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 4 February 1945.
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