Beach
Playa Chiquita
Limón Province · Costa Rica · Caribbean Sea
9.6427, -82.7172 · Barranco Adentro, 12 km
- 29°Sea · September
- 27°High · April
- 5.5 hSunshine · February
Your month at the beach
Playa Chiquita in January
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 4.8 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month124 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in February
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 5.5 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month67 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in March
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 5.3 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month82 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in April
- 27°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 4.9 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month132 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in May
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 4.3 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month294 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in June
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 3.9 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month278 mm in total
- 7 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in July
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 3.0 hSunshine a day
- 30 daysRainy days in the month320 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in August
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 3.7 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month269 mm in total
- 7 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in September
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 4.7 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month245 mm in total
- 7 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in October
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 4.6 hSunshine a day
- 30 daysRainy days in the month316 mm in total
- 7 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in November
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 3.5 hSunshine a day
- 27 daysRainy days in the month361 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Chiquita in December
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 4.3 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month197 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 148Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Playa Chiquita ↗
- 30 kmAirport: Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (CHX)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (CHX) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 27.8 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 27.9 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 28.7 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 28.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 28.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 29.4 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.6 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 28.3 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan27°5 h124 mm
- Feb27°6 h67 mm
- Mar28°5 h82 mm
- Apr28°5 h132 mm
- May29°4 h294 mm
- Jun29°4 h278 mm
- Jul28°3 h320 mm
- Aug29°4 h269 mm
- Sep29°5 h245 mm
- Oct29°5 h316 mm
- Nov28°4 h361 mm
- Dec28°4 h197 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Playa Chiquita: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 23 | 27 | 124 | 13 | 4.8 | 11 |
| February | 26 | 23 | 27 | 67 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 |
| March | 26 | 23 | 28 | 82 | 12 | 5.3 | 11 |
| April | 27 | 23 | 28 | 132 | 16 | 4.9 | 10 |
| May | 27 | 24 | 29 | 294 | 28 | 4.3 | 8 |
| June | 27 | 24 | 29 | 278 | 29 | 3.9 | 7 |
| July | 26 | 24 | 28 | 320 | 30 | 3.0 | 8 |
| August | 27 | 24 | 29 | 269 | 29 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Septemberwarmest sea | 27 | 24 | 29 | 245 | 29 | 4.7 | 7 |
| October | 27 | 24 | 29 | 316 | 30 | 4.6 | 7 |
| November | 26 | 24 | 28 | 361 | 27 | 3.5 | 9 |
| December | 26 | 23 | 28 | 197 | 21 | 4.3 | 10 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 29 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 10 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 29 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |