Manuel Antonio National Park

    Costa Rica

    Lush coastal rainforest teeming with monkeys giving way to pristine sandy shorelines.

    Warmest month is March at 28°C on average. Coolest is October at 26°C. Driest reading falls in January with 2 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.75 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Costa Rica, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $3.50 (~$3.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Costa Rica, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      12h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,342 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Safe in major urban areas; treat or use bottled elsewhere.
      Safe in San Jose and most tourist areas; treat in remote regions.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January27°3°C2
    February27°4°C2
    March28°4°C2
    April28°4°C8
    May28°4°C17
    June27°4°C20
    July27°3°C13
    August27°4°C16
    September27°3°C21
    October26°3°C21
    November26°4°C16
    December26°3°C6

    What to do

    • Spot sloths and capuchins on the Sloth Trail
    • Swim in the calm waters of Playa Manuel Antonio
    • Kayak through the coastal mangrove estuaries

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.