Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

 

Days 0-3 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Days 6-9 Arenal Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, moderate winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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heavy rain
moderate rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
partially cloudy
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rain showers
rain showers
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Wind km/h
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25 E25
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Rain
Rain mm
- 3 2 3 18 8 3 20 13 2 14 22 8 6 2 13 6 3 1 5 1 - - 9 3 3 2
Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
17 17 17 16 16 17 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16
Low °C
16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16
Chill °C
16 16 17 14 15 16 15 16 15 14 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 15 15
Freezing level m
4850 4850 4800 4750 4750 4750 4700 4750 4800 4800 4750 4750 4800 4800 4800 4750 4800 4850 4850 4750 4700 4650 4600 4650 4650 4750 4800
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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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 11km W of Canas
55 km WSW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Juan Santamaria Airport
74 km SE
920m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(13 kph at 130).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José
74 km SE
931m alt.
2 hours ago
21.4° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Tobias Bolano Airport
83 km SE
994m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
TobiasBolanosPalma International Airport
84 km SE
997m alt.
2 hours ago
20.8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
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.