Beach
Playa Zapotillal
Guanacaste Province · Costa Rica · Caribbean Sea
10.3971, -85.8302 · Tamarindo, 11 km
- 29°Sea · May
- 35°High · April
- 9.3 hSunshine · March
Your month at the beach
Playa Zapotillal in January
- 32°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 8.3 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month4 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in February
- 33°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month3 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in March
- 35°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.3 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month4 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in April
- 35°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.3 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month29 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in May
- 32°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.0 hSunshine a day
- 20 daysRainy days in the month222 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 Zapotillal in June
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 5.7 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month226 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 Zapotillal in July
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 5.8 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month165 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in August
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 5.7 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month222 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 Zapotillal in September
- 29°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 5.6 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month317 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 Zapotillal in October
- 28°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 5.0 hSunshine a day
- 25 daysRainy days in the month359 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 Zapotillal in November
- 29°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.1 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month163 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Zapotillal in December
- 30°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month17 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 18Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Playa Zapotillal ↗
- 38 kmAirport: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) ↗
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 28.2 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 31.7 °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 28.5 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 33.4 °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 29.0 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 34.9 °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 29.7 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 35.2 °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 29.7 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.4 °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 29.7 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.8 °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 29.4 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °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 29.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.4 °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 29.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.4 °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 28.6 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.5 °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 28.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °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 28.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.0 °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
- Jan28°8 h4 mm
- Feb28°9 h3 mm
- Mar28°9 h4 mm
- Apr29°8 h29 mm
- May29°6 h222 mm
- Jun29°6 h226 mm
- Jul29°6 h165 mm
- Aug29°6 h222 mm
- Sep29°6 h317 mm
- Oct28°5 h359 mm
- Nov28°6 h163 mm
- Dec28°7 h17 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 Zapotillal: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | 22 |
| February | 33 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 22 |
| March | 35 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 9.3 | 20 |
| April | 35 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 8.3 | 15 |
| Maywarmest sea | 32 | 25 | 29 | 222 | 20 | 6.0 | 11 |
| June | 30 | 25 | 29 | 226 | 24 | 5.7 | 10 |
| July | 30 | 24 | 29 | 165 | 21 | 5.8 | 12 |
| August | 30 | 24 | 29 | 222 | 22 | 5.7 | 10 |
| September | 29 | 24 | 29 | 317 | 26 | 5.6 | 9 |
| October | 28 | 24 | 28 | 359 | 25 | 5.0 | 10 |
| November | 29 | 23 | 28 | 163 | 13 | 6.1 | 13 |
| December | 30 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 7.4 | 18 |
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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 | 25 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 6 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 25 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 |