Puerto Limón weather in February

In February, Puerto Limón sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 137 mm of rain across 18 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 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puerto Limón's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Limón's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 137 mm; 18 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:57 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Puerto Limón is district in Limón canton, and city of Limón province, Costa Rica.

Density: 1,066/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1992

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Puerto Limón reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

Puerto Limón 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° / 23°	235	23	11.5	5.0
Feb	26° / 23°	137	18	11.7	5.4
Mar	27° / 24°	124	18.6	11.9	5.5
Apr	27° / 25°	117	19.1	12.2	5.0
May	28° / 25°	277	26.8	12.5	3.8
Jun	28° / 25°	301	28.3	12.6	3.4
Jul	27° / 25°	371	30	12.5	3.4
Aug	28° / 25°	287	29.1	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 25°	216	27.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	28° / 25°	264	27.8	11.8	3.7
Nov	27° / 25°	451	27.2	11.5	3.8
Dec	26° / 24°	350	26.4	11.4	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	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 (%)	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Limón gets around 137 mm of rain over 18 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 65% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	62

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Oppressive (%)	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76	0
2	25	75	0
3	25	75	0
4	26	74	0
5	26	74	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	72	1
15	27	72	1
16	27	72	1
17	27	72	1
18	26	73	1
19	26	73	1
20	26	73	1
21	26	73	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	26	73	1
26	26	73	1
27	26	73	1
28	26	73	1

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:39 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)	11.6	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	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:59	5:33
2	11.6	5:59	5:33
3	11.6	5:59	5:33
4	11.6	5:58	5:34
5	11.6	5:58	5:34
6	11.6	5:58	5:34
7	11.6	5:58	5:35
8	11.6	5:58	5:35
9	11.6	5:58	5:35
10	11.6	5:58	5:36
11	11.6	5:57	5:36
12	11.6	5:57	5:36
13	11.7	5:57	5:36
14	11.7	5:57	5:37
15	11.7	5:57	5:37
16	11.7	5:56	5:37
17	11.7	5:56	5:37
18	11.7	5:56	5:38
19	11.7	5:55	5:38
20	11.7	5:55	5:38
21	11.7	5:55	5:38
22	11.7	5:54	5:38
23	11.7	5:54	5:38
24	11.7	5:54	5:39
25	11.8	5:53	5:39
26	11.8	5:53	5:39
27	11.8	5:52	5:39
28	11.8	5:52	5:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.33 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	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	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	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 Puerto Limón?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Limón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Limón in February

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

In February, Puerto Limón sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Limón in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 18 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°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)	27	27	28	28	29	29	28	29	29	29	28	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	28	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Puerto Limón in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Limón peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Puerto Limón 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 Puerto Limón is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	7	8	9	13	15	14	15	13	11	10	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Limón?

Puerto Limón sits at 10.0°N, 83.0°W, 29 m above sea level, in Costa Rica. The nearest listed city is Puerto Viejo, 48 km away.

Topography around Puerto Limón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Limón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around Puerto Limón is covered by water (44%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

water 44%

16 km

501 m

water 59%

80 km

3,764 m

trees 60%

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← January Puerto Limón year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Puerto Viejo 48 km · Siquirres 53 km · Turrialba 72 km · Changuinola 84 km · Guápiles 86 km · Paraíso 93 km · Cartago 98 km · San Isidro 100 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 Puerto Limón (9.9907°, -83.036°, elevation 29 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	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	26	23
5	26	23
6	26	23
7	26	23
8	26	23
9	26	23
10	26	23
11	26	23
12	26	23
13	26	23
14	26	23
15	26	23
16	26	23
17	26	23
18	26	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76	0
2	25	75	0
3	25	75	0
4	26	74	0
5	26	74	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	72	1
15	27	72	1
16	27	72	1
17	27	72	1
18	26	73	1
19	26	73	1
20	26	73	1
21	26	73	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	26	73	1
26	26	73	1
27	26	73	1
28	26	73	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76	0
2	25	75	0
3	25	75	0
4	26	74	0
5	26	74	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	72	1
15	27	72	1
16	27	72	1
17	27	72	1
18	26	73	1
19	26	73	1
20	26	73	1
21	26	73	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	26	73	1
26	26	73	1
27	26	73	1
28	26	73	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76	0
2	25	75	0
3	25	75	0
4	26	74	0
5	26	74	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	27	73	0
10	27	73	0
11	27	73	0
12	27	73	0
13	27	73	0
14	27	72	1
15	27	72	1
16	27	72	1
17	27	72	1
18	26	73	1
19	26	73	1
20	26	73	1
21	26	73	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	26	73	1
26	26	73	1
27	26	73	1
28	26	73	1