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Costa Rica has two seasons summer (verano) and winter (invierno) which are also known as the dry season and rainy season from a meteorological perspective, or the high season and low season in the tourist industry.  

Select a month for weather and other seasonal infoLike the Southern Hemisphere, Costa Rica’s seasons are reversed relative to the U.S. and while we’re blanketed in snow December through April Costa Rica is enjoying summer.  This can be confusing when you pause to realize that Costa Rica is not in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s in the northern.  Unless you’re working on a degree in atmospheric science, it’s better to just accept this quirk and enjoy it rather than trying to explain it.

 

 

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