San José in August

Wet afternoons.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry season begins; Christmas crowds.
• JanuaryGreatDry and sunny; mornings cool.
• FebruaryGreatDry; clear volcano views.
• MarchGreatDry; hot afternoons.

• San JoséHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 20 days
• Central Valley and mountains, Costa Rica · San José, Monteverde, Poás, Irazúrainy

  Spring-like 18–26 °C (64–79 °F); Monteverde is cool, windy and misty — pack a fleece.Spring-like 64–79 °F (18–26 °C); Monteverde is cool, windy and misty — pack a fleece.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Virgin of Los Ángeles pilgrimage and holiday

  1–2 August · Road to Cartago

  Walkers fill the road east; buses disrupted on 2 August.

Crowds · Costa Rica overall

Medium

Prices · Costa Rica overall

Medium

Costa Rica overall: Humpback whales off Uvita (Aug–Oct); rain most afternoons.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in San José, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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