Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

 

Days 0-3 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 152mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 6-9 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 142mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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partially cloudy
thunderstorm
rain showers
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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heavy rain
heavy rain
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heavy rain
rain showers
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Wind km/h
25 E25
20 ENE20
25 ENE25
35 ENE35
25 ENE25
20 ENE20
20 ENE20
15 ENE15
20 E20
25 ENE25
20 ENE20
25 E25
15 E15
0 NE0
15 ESE15
15 ESE15
0 SSE0
5 SSW5
10 SSW10
15 SSW15
10 SSW10
5 ESE5
10 W10
10 NNW10
5 NW5
10 WNW10
10 NNE10
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Rain
Rain mm
3 12 2 - 3 4 1 22 6 3 18 7 3 26 18 2 28 46 5 8 30 16 15 13 4 25 22
Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
17 17 18 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 16
Low °C
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Chill °C
16 16 17 16 16 16 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 16
Freezing level m
4900 4850 4950 4900 4950 4950 4900 4850 4900 4850 4850 4850 4850 4850 4800 4850 4850 4800 4800 4800 4750 4750 4750 4750 4800 4800 4850
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Sunrise
5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - -
Sunset
- 5:36 - - 5:35 - - 5:34 - - 5:34 - - 5:32 - - 5:32 - - 5:31 - - 5:30 - - 5:30 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Arenal at the specific elevation of 1657 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Arenal. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Costa Rica.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Juan Santamaria Airport
74 km SE
920m alt.
49 minutes ago
21° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José
74 km SE
931m alt.
49 minutes ago
20.7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 990).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Tobias Bolano Airport
83 km SE
994m alt.
49 minutes ago
20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Punta Leona Garabito wx
83 km S
71m alt.
25 minutes ago
25.5° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 259).
TobiasBolanosPalma International Airport
84 km SE
997m alt.
49 minutes ago
20.0° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Arenal and within an acceptable time window.