La Fortuna weather in February

In February, La Fortuna sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is La Fortuna's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Fortuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 54 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:03 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in La Fortuna reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	26	19
3	26	19
4	26	19
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19

La Fortuna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	110	15.3	11.5	6.1
Feb	26° / 19°	54	8.1	11.7	7.1
Mar	28° / 20°	32	6.6	11.9	7.0
Apr	29° / 21°	52	10	12.2	5.5
May	28° / 21°	255	24.6	12.5	3.7
Jun	28° / 21°	304	28.8	12.6	3.3
Jul	27° / 21°	260	28.1	12.6	3.6
Aug	28° / 21°	243	28.5	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 21°	288	29	12.1	3.3
Oct	27° / 21°	319	29.7	11.8	3.4
Nov	26° / 20°	291	26	11.5	3.9
Dec	26° / 20°	197	21.9	11.4	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

La Fortuna gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Humid (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Muggy (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	79	79	79	78	78	78	78
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	85	2
2	13	85	2
3	13	85	2
4	14	85	1
5	14	85	1
6	14	85	1
7	14	85	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	14	85	1
11	14	85	1
12	15	84	1
13	15	84	1
14	15	83	2
15	15	83	2
16	15	83	2
17	15	83	2
18	15	83	2
19	15	82	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	81	3
22	17	79	4
23	17	79	4
24	17	79	4
25	18	78	4
26	18	78	4
27	18	78	4
28	18	78	4

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:06	5:38
2	11.6	6:06	5:39
3	11.6	6:06	5:39
4	11.6	6:06	5:40
5	11.6	6:05	5:40
6	11.6	6:05	5:40
7	11.6	6:05	5:41
8	11.6	6:05	5:41
9	11.6	6:05	5:41
10	11.6	6:05	5:42
11	11.6	6:04	5:42
12	11.6	6:04	5:42
13	11.6	6:04	5:42
14	11.6	6:04	5:43
15	11.7	6:03	5:43
16	11.7	6:03	5:43
17	11.7	6:03	5:43
18	11.7	6:03	5:44
19	11.7	6:02	5:44
20	11.7	6:02	5:44
21	11.7	6:02	5:44
22	11.7	6:01	5:44
23	11.7	6:01	5:44
24	11.7	6:00	5:45
25	11.7	6:00	5:45
26	11.8	6:00	5:45
27	11.8	5:59	5:45
28	11.8	5:59	5:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit La Fortuna?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit La Fortuna for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Fortuna in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, La Fortuna sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near La Fortuna in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in November near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in La Fortuna in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Fortuna peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in La Fortuna in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Fortuna is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	13	21	23	21	22	20	18	15	12	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is La Fortuna?

La Fortuna sits at 10.5°N, 84.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Costa Rica. The nearest listed city is Monteverde, 26 km away.

Topography around La Fortuna

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Fortuna.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Fortuna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,738 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,891 m.

The land around La Fortuna is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

281 m

grassland 55%

16 km

1,738 m

trees 63%

80 km

2,891 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← January La Fortuna year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Monteverde 26 km · Quesada 28 km · San_Ramon_ 47 km · Cañas 50 km · Esparza 53 km · Chacarita 56 km · Puntarenas 59 km · El Castillo 67 km

Costa Rica travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 59% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,970; 2025
Happiness: 7.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 17.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 516
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for La Fortuna (10.4709°, -84.6453°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	26	19
3	26	19
4	26	19
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	85	2
2	13	85	2
3	13	85	2
4	14	85	1
5	14	85	1
6	14	85	1
7	14	85	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	14	85	1
11	14	85	1
12	15	84	1
13	15	84	1
14	15	83	2
15	15	83	2
16	15	83	2
17	15	83	2
18	15	83	2
19	15	82	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	81	3
22	17	79	4
23	17	79	4
24	17	79	4
25	18	78	4
26	18	78	4
27	18	78	4
28	18	78	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	26	19
3	26	19
4	26	19
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	85	2
2	13	85	2
3	13	85	2
4	14	85	1
5	14	85	1
6	14	85	1
7	14	85	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	14	85	1
11	14	85	1
12	15	84	1
13	15	84	1
14	15	83	2
15	15	83	2
16	15	83	2
17	15	83	2
18	15	83	2
19	15	82	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	81	3
22	17	79	4
23	17	79	4
24	17	79	4
25	18	78	4
26	18	78	4
27	18	78	4
28	18	78	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	26	19
3	26	19
4	26	19
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	85	2
2	13	85	2
3	13	85	2
4	14	85	1
5	14	85	1
6	14	85	1
7	14	85	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	14	85	1
11	14	85	1
12	15	84	1
13	15	84	1
14	15	83	2
15	15	83	2
16	15	83	2
17	15	83	2
18	15	83	2
19	15	82	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	81	3
22	17	79	4
23	17	79	4
24	17	79	4
25	18	78	4
26	18	78	4
27	18	78	4
28	18	78	4