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Costa Rica Weather Records in 2023

60 weather records set or tied in Costa Rica in 2023, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Costa Rica in 2023

  • 60 weather records were set or tied in Costa Rica in 2023.
  • 53 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 140 records set in 2023 still stand in Costa Rica.

Records per Year, by Type

2023 outlined
Weather records per year in Costa Rica, stacked by type, 2023 outlined Records set or tied in Costa Rica each year from 2000 to 2025, stacked by type. 2023 had 60. 02550751002000, Highest daily maximum: 12000, Lowest daily maximum: 122000, Highest daily minimum: 102000, Lowest daily minimum: 12001, Lowest daily maximum: 142001, Highest daily minimum: 122001, Lowest daily minimum: 72002, Lowest daily maximum: 132002, Highest daily minimum: 72002, Lowest daily minimum: 102003, Highest daily maximum: 32003, Lowest daily maximum: 62003, Highest daily minimum: 252004, Highest daily maximum: 12004, Lowest daily maximum: 102004, Highest daily minimum: 52004, Lowest daily minimum: 142005, Lowest daily maximum: 32005, Highest daily minimum: 12005, Lowest daily minimum: 42006, Highest daily maximum: 12006, Highest daily minimum: 42007, Lowest daily maximum: 22007, Highest daily minimum: 22007, Lowest daily minimum: 52008, Lowest daily maximum: 52008, Highest daily minimum: 52008, Lowest daily minimum: 32009, Highest daily maximum: 32009, Lowest daily maximum: 12009, Highest daily minimum: 92010, Highest daily maximum: 22010, Lowest daily maximum: 32010, Highest daily minimum: 82010, Lowest daily minimum: 22011, Highest daily maximum: 12011, Lowest daily maximum: 42011, Lowest daily minimum: 32012, Highest daily maximum: 12012, Lowest daily maximum: 32012, Highest daily minimum: 142012, Lowest daily minimum: 102013, Highest daily maximum: 52013, Lowest daily maximum: 12013, Highest daily minimum: 132013, Lowest daily minimum: 102014, Highest daily maximum: 282014, Lowest daily maximum: 12014, Highest daily minimum: 152014, Lowest daily minimum: 42015, Highest daily maximum: 372015, Highest daily minimum: 402015, Lowest daily minimum: 52016, Highest daily maximum: 352016, Lowest daily maximum: 72016, Highest daily minimum: 112016, Lowest daily minimum: 42017, Highest daily maximum: 152017, Lowest daily maximum: 112017, Highest daily minimum: 212017, Lowest daily minimum: 42018, Highest daily maximum: 62018, Lowest daily maximum: 92018, Highest daily minimum: 182018, Lowest daily minimum: 62019, Highest daily maximum: 332019, Lowest daily maximum: 12019, Highest daily minimum: 202019, Lowest daily minimum: 62020, Highest daily maximum: 262020, Lowest daily maximum: 72020, Highest daily minimum: 202020, Lowest daily minimum: 42021, Highest daily maximum: 62021, Lowest daily maximum: 12021, Highest daily minimum: 62021, Lowest daily minimum: 52022, Highest daily maximum: 22022, Lowest daily maximum: 62022, Highest daily minimum: 12022, Lowest daily minimum: 72023, Highest daily maximum: 252023, Lowest daily maximum: 42023, Highest daily minimum: 282023, Lowest daily minimum: 32024, Highest daily maximum: 352024, Lowest daily maximum: 62024, Highest daily minimum: 322024, Lowest daily minimum: 12025, Highest daily maximum: 52025, Lowest daily maximum: 12025, Highest daily minimum: 14200020032006200920122015201820212024
Records set or tied in Costa Rica each year from 2000 to 2025, stacked by type. 2023 had 60.
Weather records per year in Costa Rica, stacked by type, 2023 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
200011210100024
200101412700033
200201371000030
20033625000034
200411051400030
200503140008
200610400005
200702250009
2008055300013
2009319000013
2010238200015
201114030008
201213141000028
201351131000029
201428115400048
201537040500082
201635711400057
2017151121400051
20186918600039
201933120600060
202026720400057
2021616500018
2022261700016
202325428300060
202435632100074
20255114000020

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Costa Rica, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in Costa Rica: 2000s 0.8 to 1, 2010s 3.4 to 1, 2020s 4.5 to 1. 0.02.04.06.02000s: 0.81 to 12010s: 3.41 to 12020s: 4.49 to 12000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in Costa Rica: 2000s 0.8 to 1, 2010s 3.4 to 1, 2020s 4.5 to 1.
Record highs per record low in Costa Rica, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
2000s0.81 to 1
2010s3.41 to 1
2020s4.49 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2023: 140
Standing records in Costa Rica by the year they were set, 2023 highlighted Records still standing in Costa Rica by the year they were set. 140 of them were set in 2023. 01002003004001970: 291971: 391972: 341973: 631974: 711975: 591976: 1251977: 2971978: 2681979: 3381980: 2161981: 1651982: 2171983: 2041984: 2281985: 1621986: 1021987: 2961988: 1651989: 1351990: 1451991: 1111992: 1081993: 571994: 1031995: 1251996: 1021997: 1051998: 991999: 852000: 972001: 1382002: 1612003: 952004: 1352005: 2552006: 1322007: 1212008: 872009: 902010: 1172011: 722012: 802013: 712014: 982015: 1672016: 932017: 952018: 1152019: 1082020: 1102021: 992022: 792023: 1402024: 1612025: 47197019801990200020102020
Records still standing in Costa Rica by the year they were set. 140 of them were set in 2023.
Standing records in Costa Rica by the year they were set, 2023 highlighted
Year setStanding records
197029
197139
197234
197363
197471
197559
1976125
1977297
1978268
1979338
1980216
1981165
1982217
1983204
1984228
1985162
1986102
1987296
1988165
1989135
1990145
1991111
1992108
199357
1994103
1995125
1996102
1997105
199899
199985
200097
2001138
2002161
200395
2004135
2005255
2006132
2007121
200887
200990
2010117
201172
201280
201371
201498
2015167
201693
201795
2018115
2019108
2020110
202199
202279
2023140
2024161
202547

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).