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May in Perez Zeledon

Costa Rica · Central America

Not the best time: Late-day mugginess is the main limitation.

Not an ideal month

Timing tip May is firmly in the wet season.

Travel scene in Perez Zeledon
Daytime high
76°F
Lows around 71°F
Rain
No data
Sun
8 h/day
Air feel
Humid
When to visit

Month-by-month fit

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Temperature

Pleasant by day, mild at night.

76°Ftypical May high
60°65°70°75°80°85°HighLow77°F75°F71°F68°FJFMAMJJASONDSelected month · 76°FSelected month · Low 71°F
Typical range

Precipitation

Rainfall is high this month.

05101520Amount (in)0%25%50%75%100%75%JFMAMJJASONDSelected month · No data
AmountWet-day chance

Sunshine

Cloudier spells limit sunshine.

7.8 hMay sunshine
0 h4 h8 h12 h16 h11.5 h6.5 hJFMAMJJASONDSelected month · 7.8 h7.8 h

Heat & humidity by month

Humidity is noticeable this month.

100%May Heat feel
0%25%50%75%100%100% Humid air84% Humid airJFMAMJJASOND
Easy airWarm airHumid air

Hourly temperature pattern

In May, afternoons feel about 81° and nights feel near 76°.

How warmth changes through the dayJanuary 12 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 1 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 2 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 3 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 4 AM - 72° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 5 AM - 72° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 6 AM - 72° (Comfortable) - NighttimeJanuary 7 AM - 74° (Comfortable)January 8 AM - 77° (Warm)January 9 AM - 79° (Warm)January 10 AM - 79° (Warm)January 11 AM - 79° (Warm)January 12 PM - 78° (Warm)January 1 PM - 78° (Warm)January 2 PM - 78° (Warm)January 3 PM - 78° (Warm)January 4 PM - 78° (Warm)January 5 PM - 78° (Warm)January 6 PM - 77° (Warm)January 7 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJanuary 8 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJanuary 9 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJanuary 10 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJanuary 11 PM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 12 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 1 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeFebruary 2 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeFebruary 3 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeFebruary 4 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeFebruary 5 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeFebruary 6 AM - 73° (Comfortable)February 7 AM - 75° (Comfortable)February 8 AM - 78° (Warm)February 9 AM - 80° (Warm)February 10 AM - 80° (Warm)February 11 AM - 79° (Warm)February 12 PM - 79° (Warm)February 1 PM - 78° (Warm)February 2 PM - 79° (Warm)February 3 PM - 79° (Warm)February 4 PM - 78° (Warm)February 5 PM - 78° (Warm)February 6 PM - 78° (Warm)February 7 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 8 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 9 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 10 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeFebruary 11 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 12 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 1 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 2 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 3 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeMarch 4 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeMarch 5 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeMarch 6 AM - 74° (Comfortable)March 7 AM - 76° (Warm)March 8 AM - 79° (Warm)March 9 AM - 80° (Warm)March 10 AM - 80° (Warm)March 11 AM - 80° (Warm)March 12 PM - 79° (Warm)March 1 PM - 79° (Warm)March 2 PM - 79° (Warm)March 3 PM - 80° (Warm)March 4 PM - 79° (Warm)March 5 PM - 79° (Warm)March 6 PM - 79° (Warm)March 7 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 8 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 9 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 10 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeMarch 11 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 12 AM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 1 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 2 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 3 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 4 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 5 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 6 AM - 76° (Warm)April 7 AM - 78° (Warm)April 8 AM - 80° (Warm)April 9 AM - 81° (Warm)April 10 AM - 80° (Warm)April 11 AM - 80° (Warm)April 12 PM - 80° (Warm)April 1 PM - 80° (Warm)April 2 PM - 80° (Warm)April 3 PM - 80° (Warm)April 4 PM - 80° (Warm)April 5 PM - 80° (Warm)April 6 PM - 79° (Warm)April 7 PM - 80° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 8 PM - 80° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 9 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 10 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeApril 11 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 12 AM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 1 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 2 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 3 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 4 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 5 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 6 AM - 77° (Warm)May 7 AM - 79° (Warm)May 8 AM - 80° (Warm)May 9 AM - 81° (Warm)May 10 AM - 81° (Warm)May 11 AM - 81° (Warm)May 12 PM - 81° (Warm)May 1 PM - 81° (Warm)May 2 PM - 81° (Warm)May 3 PM - 81° (Warm)May 4 PM - 80° (Warm)May 5 PM - 80° (Warm)May 6 PM - 79° (Warm)May 7 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 8 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 9 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 10 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeMay 11 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 12 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 1 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 2 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 3 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 4 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 5 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 6 AM - 77° (Warm)June 7 AM - 78° (Warm)June 8 AM - 79° (Warm)June 9 AM - 80° (Warm)June 10 AM - 81° (Warm)June 11 AM - 81° (Warm)June 12 PM - 81° (Warm)June 1 PM - 81° (Warm)June 2 PM - 81° (Warm)June 3 PM - 80° (Warm)June 4 PM - 80° (Warm)June 5 PM - 79° (Warm)June 6 PM - 79° (Warm)June 7 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 8 PM - 79° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 9 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 10 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJune 11 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 12 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 1 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 2 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 3 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 4 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 5 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 6 AM - 76° (Warm)July 7 AM - 78° (Warm)July 8 AM - 79° (Warm)July 9 AM - 80° (Warm)July 10 AM - 80° (Warm)July 11 AM - 80° (Warm)July 12 PM - 80° (Warm)July 1 PM - 80° (Warm)July 2 PM - 80° (Warm)July 3 PM - 80° (Warm)July 4 PM - 79° (Warm)July 5 PM - 79° (Warm)July 6 PM - 78° (Warm)July 7 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 8 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 9 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 10 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeJuly 11 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 12 AM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 1 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 2 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 3 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 4 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeAugust 5 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeAugust 6 AM - 75° (Warm)August 7 AM - 77° (Warm)August 8 AM - 79° (Warm)August 9 AM - 80° (Warm)August 10 AM - 80° (Warm)August 11 AM - 80° (Warm)August 12 PM - 80° (Warm)August 1 PM - 80° (Warm)August 2 PM - 80° (Warm)August 3 PM - 80° (Warm)August 4 PM - 79° (Warm)August 5 PM - 79° (Warm)August 6 PM - 78° (Warm)August 7 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 8 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 9 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 10 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeAugust 11 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 12 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 1 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 2 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 3 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeSeptember 4 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeSeptember 5 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeSeptember 6 AM - 75° (Comfortable)September 7 AM - 77° (Warm)September 8 AM - 78° (Warm)September 9 AM - 80° (Warm)September 10 AM - 80° (Warm)September 11 AM - 80° (Warm)September 12 PM - 80° (Warm)September 1 PM - 80° (Warm)September 2 PM - 80° (Warm)September 3 PM - 79° (Warm)September 4 PM - 78° (Warm)September 5 PM - 78° (Warm)September 6 PM - 78° (Warm)September 7 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 8 PM - 78° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 9 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 10 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeSeptember 11 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 12 AM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 1 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 2 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeOctober 3 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeOctober 4 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeOctober 5 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeOctober 6 AM - 75° (Comfortable)October 7 AM - 77° (Warm)October 8 AM - 78° (Warm)October 9 AM - 79° (Warm)October 10 AM - 79° (Warm)October 11 AM - 79° (Warm)October 12 PM - 79° (Warm)October 1 PM - 79° (Warm)October 2 PM - 79° (Warm)October 3 PM - 78° (Warm)October 4 PM - 78° (Warm)October 5 PM - 77° (Warm)October 6 PM - 77° (Warm)October 7 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 8 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 9 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 10 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeOctober 11 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 12 AM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 1 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeNovember 2 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeNovember 3 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeNovember 4 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeNovember 5 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeNovember 6 AM - 74° (Comfortable)November 7 AM - 76° (Warm)November 8 AM - 78° (Warm)November 9 AM - 79° (Warm)November 10 AM - 79° (Warm)November 11 AM - 79° (Warm)November 12 PM - 78° (Warm)November 1 PM - 79° (Warm)November 2 PM - 79° (Warm)November 3 PM - 78° (Warm)November 4 PM - 77° (Warm)November 5 PM - 77° (Warm)November 6 PM - 77° (Warm)November 7 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 8 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 9 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 10 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeNovember 11 PM - 75° (Warm) - NighttimeDecember 12 AM - 75° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 1 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 2 AM - 74° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 3 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 4 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 5 AM - 73° (Comfortable) - NighttimeDecember 6 AM - 73° (Comfortable)December 7 AM - 75° (Comfortable)December 8 AM - 78° (Warm)December 9 AM - 79° (Warm)December 10 AM - 79° (Warm)December 11 AM - 79° (Warm)December 12 PM - 78° (Warm)December 1 PM - 78° (Warm)December 2 PM - 79° (Warm)December 3 PM - 79° (Warm)December 4 PM - 78° (Warm)December 5 PM - 78° (Warm)December 6 PM - 77° (Warm)December 7 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeDecember 8 PM - 77° (Warm) - NighttimeDecember 9 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeDecember 10 PM - 76° (Warm) - NighttimeDecember 11 PM - 75° (Warm) - Nighttime12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
ComfortableWarmNight hours

Clear sky

Overcast skies this month.

9%May Clear sky
0%25%50%75%100%56% Clear skyJFMAMJJASONDSelected month · 9% Clear sky9% Clear sky
Clear skyCloud

Wind pattern

Calm winds are typical in May.

3 mphMay Calm
CalmBreezyWindymph05101520254 mphJFMAMJJASONDSelected month · 3 mph3 mph
More detailIncludes daypart comfort⌄
Typical May day

May late afternoons are around 74°F, and early evening stays near 73°F.

Avg temp Typical range
Morning75°F
Feels 81°F
Rain74%
Cloud87%
Humid airVery high
Sun intensityModerate
Midday75°F
Feels 81°F
Rain97%
Cloud92%
Humid airVery high
Sun intensityStrong
Late afternoon74°F
Feels 80°F
Rain90%
Cloud95%
Humid airVery high
Sun intensityLow
Early evening73°F
Feels 79°F
Rain61%
Cloud93%
Humid airVery high
Sun intensityMinimal
Best window
Data table

View month-by-month numbers

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Month High°FLow°FRaininWet days SunhHumidity%
Jan75688.1—10.884
Feb76695.9—11.282
Mar77695.6—11.281
Apr767013.2—10.184
May767128.0—7.887
Jun767027.6—7.188
Jul767031.8—7.288
Aug767036.0—7.088
Sep767030.9—6.889
Oct756939.1—6.589
Nov756937.3—7.689
Dec756816.5—9.987

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Want a side-by-side climate view? Compare Perez Zeledon with Monteverde.

Climate data notePlanning guidance, not a forecast

Typical monthly values are based on long-term climate records. Useful for planning, not a forecast. Check the weather before you travel.

Sunshine: source type is not yet identified at metric level.

Local microclimates can vary by beach, neighborhood, trail, or elevation.

Last updated: Jun 1, 2026

Data & methodology