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Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

 

Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

(Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

(Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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Rain
Rain mm
1 5 - 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 - - 9 5 - 1 1 1 7 - 2 14 1 - 6 1
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High °C
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Low °C
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Chill °C
16 16 16 16 17 16 16 17 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 17 16 18 17 16 17 16 16 17
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Arenal is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoonVery mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night)Mainly fresh winds.

Arenal Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoonVery mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed morning)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Arenal Weather (Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoonVery mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning)Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

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
Tierras Morenas
35 km W
678m alt.
45 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 85).
thunderstorm affecting Zarcero
45 km SE
1496m alt.
46 minutes ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José
74 km SE
931m alt.
2 hours ago
28.3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 990).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Juan Santamaria Airport
74 km SE
920m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Barva
81 km SE
1200m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 58).

* 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.