Climate Information

I am providing a list of a few resources which I found to be most useful when gathering information about my study area's climate. It is beneficial to have these resources in an easily accessible list especially due to the fact that Costa Rica, being out of the country, has fewer reliable climate resources available. Here are a couple that I feel capture the degree of information needed for my intended purposes:



While this source seems to be tourism based, it provides a quick overview of the various climates and where you can expect to find them.

Here is a more detailed breakdown of some common cities. Information on weather by month, average temperatures, humidity, rainfall, etc.  

This source contains some extremely useful interactive graphs that give historical and projected data. Information about climate based on sector, impacts, adaptations, and even vulnerability. 

Published by the previous source, this is a more detailed report of the information given on the website.

Interactive maps for all things climate and weather! (this is a global view so you must select Central America to focus on Costa Rica.)




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