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May in Costa Rica

A transitional month of storms and sunshine

The transition between the dry season and the ‘green’ season usually happens during a week or two in May, when stormy weather comes in, bringing plenty of rain with it. On the Pacific coast there can be a week of solid rain. It may be wet on the Caribbean coast too, but rains are not continuous and tend to fall in the afternoons or overnight. It’s impossible to predict when the storms will come, so it can be a bit of a gamble, but if you time it right this is a lovely time to visit. The green season – as opposed to the October/November wet season – is a very nice, and increasingly popular, time to travel to Costa Rica.

Location	Av °C	Av rain (mm)	Conditions
Central Valley	14.2	465	good
Northern Highlands	25.9	245	good
Osa Peninsula	27.3	422	good
Pacific Beaches	27.5	252	good
South Caribbean	27.4	219	good
Tortuguero	27.4	328	good

Events in May

May 1: Labour Day, nationwide
May 29: Corpus Christi, nationwide

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