Puerto Viejo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Puerto Viejo sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 752 mm of rain over about 67 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Puerto Viejo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Puerto Viejo has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Viejo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 752 mm; 67 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Puerto Viejo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Puerto Viejo reaches about 28°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Puerto Viejo weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	301	21.9	11.5	5.0
Feb	27° / 24°	184	18.4	11.7	5.3
Mar	27° / 25°	158	19.2	11.9	5.3
Apr	28° / 25°	206	21.2	12.2	4.6
May	28° / 26°	388	27	12.4	3.7
Jun	28° / 26°	446	28.3	12.6	3.3
Jul	28° / 25°	581	30.3	12.5	3.3
Aug	28° / 26°	415	29	12.3	3.4
Sep	28° / 26°	273	27.2	12.1	3.5
Oct	28° / 26°	322	28	11.8	3.6
Nov	27° / 25°	581	27.4	11.6	3.7
Dec	27° / 25°	480	26.4	11.4	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Puerto Viejo gets around 752 mm of rain over 67 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Puerto Viejo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Viejo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Viejo in Spring

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

In spring, Puerto Viejo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 67 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Viejo in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 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 Viejo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Viejo peaks around March 19 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	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	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	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Puerto Viejo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Puerto Viejo is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 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	9	9	13	17	16	18	15	11	10	6	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Viejo?

Puerto Viejo sits at 9.7°N, 82.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Costa Rica. The nearest listed city is Changuinola, 36 km away.

Topography around Puerto Viejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Viejo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,593 m.

The land around Puerto Viejo is covered by water (52%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

206 m

water 52%

16 km

884 m

trees 54%

80 km

3,593 m

trees 63%

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Spring weather nearby: Changuinola 36 km · Puerto Limón 48 km · Bocas del Toro 66 km · Siquirres 96 km · Boquete 103 km · Turrialba 105 km · San Isidro 108 km · Paraíso 124 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 Viejo (9.6569°, -82.7545°, 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.