December Sunshine Averages in Costa Rica

The table below gives December averages how much sun cities and towns in Costa Rica receive. Listed for each place are the average number of hours of bright sun daily, plus the total amount of bright sun this month.

The sunshine numbers are averages based on weather data collected over many years.

Average hours of bright sunshine in December
Place Province Day Month
Alajuela Alajuela 7.7 239
Barva Alajuela 7.4 229
Buenos Aires Puntarenas 5.8 180
Cañas Guanacaste 7.4 229
Liberia Guanacaste 8.4 260
Limón Limón 4.7 146
Nicoya Guanacaste 7.9 245
Puntarenas Puntarenas 7.4 229
Quepos Puntarenas 6.2 192
San José San José 6.4 198
Turrialba Cartago 4.1 127
Upala Alajuela 4.1 127
Reference

Kristel Heinrich Bettoni, Rafael Pacheco Cubero, Manuel Solera Flores and Minor Alfaro Hernandez. 2010. Series De Brillo Solar En Costa Rica. Ministerio del Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones. Instituto Meteorológico Nacional.

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