Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

 

Days 0-3 Arenal Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Arenal Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, moderate winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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thunderstorm
clear
partially cloudy
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
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thunderstorm
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
moderate rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
35 ENE35
25 ENE25
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35 ENE35
20 ENE20
25 E25
30 ENE30
15 ENE15
25 ENE25
25 ENE25
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
25 ENE25
20 ENE20
20 E20
30 ENE30
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40 ENE40
45 ENE45
40 ENE40
35 NE35
30 ENE30
30 ENE30
50 ENE50
45 ENE45
30 E30
30 E30
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 - - 1 - - 2 - 1 9 2 - 2 - - - - 5 11 28 10 3 12 3 - -
Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16
Low °C
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Chill °C
16 15 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14
Freezing level m
4850 4900 4900 4950 4950 5000 4950 4950 4950 4950 4950 4950 5000 5000 4950 5000 5050 4950 4800 4850 4900 4900 4850 4900 4850 4900 4850
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- 5:17 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 -

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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
lightning 6km NW of Desamparados
55 km SSE
338m alt.
28 minutes ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 7km E of Orotina
70 km SSE
94m alt.
36 minutes ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Juan Santamaria Airport
74 km SE
920m alt.
58 minutes ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 300 degs)
(15 kph at 240).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José
74 km SE
931m alt.
3 hours ago
27.0° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Punta Leona Garabito wx
83 km S
71m alt.
1 hour ago
26.0° C
moderate rain
Rain
Wind obs. (21.2 kph from 42 degs) was rejected
.
11 km

* 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.