San Isidro weather in July

In July, San Isidro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 833 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Isidro's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Isidro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
833 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
95%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

San Isidro is district in Pérez Zeledón canton, San José province, Costa Rica.

Density
182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Isidro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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San Isidro weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°21025.211.54.8
Feb24° / 20°14021.611.75.1
Mar25° / 21°13825.611.94.7
Apr25° / 21°33028.612.23.8
May24° / 21°73030.812.43.4
Jun24° / 21°70929.912.53.4
Jul24° / 21°8333112.53.4
Aug24° / 21°9333112.33.4
Sep24° / 21°8083012.13.4
Oct24° / 20°95230.811.83.4
Nov24° / 20°92429.911.63.5
Dec24° / 20°41328.811.54.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Isidro gets around 833 mm of rain over 31 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
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26973
27973
28973
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31973

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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235calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:225:54
212.55:225:54
312.55:225:55
412.55:235:55
512.55:235:55
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712.55:235:55
812.55:245:55
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1212.55:255:55
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1712.55:265:55
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2012.55:265:55
2112.55:275:55
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2612.55:275:54
2712.45:285:54
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2912.45:285:54
3012.45:285:54
3112.45:285:54

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Isidro

In seasonPeak

In July, San Isidro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Isidro's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit San Isidro?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Isidro.

What to pack for San Isidro in July

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

In July, San Isidro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Isidro in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in November near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San Isidro in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Isidro?

San Isidro sits at 9.4°N, 83.7°W, 713 m above sea level, in Costa Rica. The nearest listed city is Manuel Antonio, 51 km away.

Manuel AntonioParaísoTurrialbaCartagoSan DiegoPatarráSan MiguelAserrí

Topography around San Isidro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Isidro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 723 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,363 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around San Isidro is covered by trees (40%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
2,363 m
80 km
3,764 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Manuel Antonio 51 km · Paraíso 56 km · Turrialba 60 km · Cartago 60 km · San Diego 68 km · Patarrá 68 km · San Miguel 69 km · Aserrí 70 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
Roman Catholic 48%none 27%Evangelical and Pentecostal 20%other 3%

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 San Isidro (9.3674°, -83.6971°, elevation 713 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).