San Isidro in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), San Isidro sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2475 mm of rain over about 92 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is San Isidro's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. San Isidro 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 San Isidro's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
2475 mm
92 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in San Isidro in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical summer day in San Isidro reaches about 24°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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San Isidro weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

San Isidro gets around 2475 mm of rain over 92 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for San Isidro

In seasonPeak

In summer, San Isidro overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit San Isidro?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Isidro in Summer

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

In summer, San Isidro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 92 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Isidro in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — 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 Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 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
Summer 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.