Weather
Costa Rica is a tropical country that contains several distinct climatic zones. There is no winter or summer as such, just a rainy season from May to November and a dry season from December to April. Annual rainfall averages 100 inches nationwide with some mountainous regions getting as much as 25 feet on exposed Eastern slopes. Temperature is more a matter of elevation than location with a mean of around 72ºF in the Central Valley, 82ºF on the Atlantic coast and 89ºF on the Pacific coast. In San Jose the temperature is fairly consistent, between 70ºF and 75°F. Some occasional cold fronts call for a jacket or sweater at night.