May Sunshine Averages in Costa Rica

The table below gives May 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 May
Place Province Day Month
Alajuela Alajuela 5.9 183
Barva Alajuela 5.1 158
Buenos Aires Puntarenas 4.3 133
Cañas Guanacaste 6.0 186
Liberia Guanacaste 6.7 208
Limón Limón 5.2 161
Nicoya Guanacaste 6.1 189
Puntarenas Puntarenas 6.3 195
Quepos Puntarenas 5.1 158
San José San José 5.0 155
Turrialba Cartago 4.7 146
Upala Alajuela 5.1 158
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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