April Rainfall Averages for Costa Rica
The tables below give April averages for rainfall at cities and other locations in Costa Rica. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the country: North – Central Costa Rica covering the provinces of Alajuela and Heredia, Western Costa Rica comprising Puntarenas and Guanacaste provinces, and Central & Eastern Costa Rica taking in San José, Cartago and Limón provinces.
The precipitation amounts are averages of weather data collected over many years.
North – Central Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alajuela | 2.7 | 69 |
| 9 | Barva | 4.4 | 113 |
| – | Heredia | 4.4 | 113 |
| 9 | Los Chiles | 1.6 | 42 |
| 10 | Quesada | 4.5 | 114 |
| 10 | Upala | 2.0 | 50 |
Western Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Buenos Aires | 8.5 | 215 |
| – | Cañas | 1.8 | 45 |
| – | Filadelfia | 1.2 | 32 |
| 3 | Liberia | 1.0 | 25 |
| 5 | Nicoya | 1.5 | 37 |
| 4 | Puntarenas | 1.3 | 34 |
| 13 | Quepos | 6.4 | 163 |
| 17 | Río Claro | 11.2 | 285 |
Central & Eastern Costa Rica
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cartago | 1.5 | 38 |
| 18 | Guapiles | 9.5 | 242 |
| 16 | Limón | 10.4 | 263 |
| – | San Isidro | 5.0 | 128 |
| 8 | San José | 2.0 | 50 |
| – | Sixaola | 9.2 | 234 |
| – | Turrialba | 4.7 | 120 |
Reference
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional De Costa Rica. Climatic Data..
World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service. Costa Rica.