Weather in Limón in February

A good month. February works. It is not the peak, but nothing about it fights you. The heat itself is manageable at 28.1 °C, but 83% humidity is what you will actually feel.

Limón barely has seasons. February scores 64 out of 100 against a best of 64 in February — a gap small enough that the month you choose matters far less here than the week you choose.

Rain on 15 days, 3 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Natural fibres and a second shirt for the day. At 83% nothing dries, including you.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: it never really gets hot: not one day in an average February reaches 30 °C; the day barely swings — 4.1 °C between the overnight low and the afternoon high. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest February day reached 31.1 °C and the coldest night fell to 22.4 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 64 mm — roughly 65% of the month's rain in one day.

February is moderately variable: 3 mm in the driest year against 279 mm in the wettest, around an average of 98 mm. Roughly two Februarys in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 5.4 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity runs at 83%, high enough to notice on the warm days without dominating them.

How February sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 27.7 °C in January, 28.1 here, 28.8 in March. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in February

Limón sits close enough to the equator that daylight barely moves all year — 11.8 hours in February, against a range of just 1.2 hours across the whole calendar. Sunrise and sunset land at roughly the same time whenever you come.

Sea temperature

The sea sits at about 27.3 °C in February — warm enough that the water offers no relief from the heat. The sea peaks at 29.1 °C in September and bottoms out at 27.3 °C — water lags the air by a month or two, which is why the best swimming often comes after the best weather.

How busy it gets

Peak season. Expect the highest prices of the year and to be booking well ahead. If the dates are flexible, January is the trade worth considering — 6 points weaker on weather, and materially quieter.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

February in Limón versus nearby

If Limón is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. San Isidro is a better bet in February — within a degree on temperature, 3 days less rain. San José is a better bet in February — 2.1 °C cooler, 8 days less rain.

So: February is the answer for Limón. If it is booked out or priced out, March is the next best thing at 4 points behind, and May is the month to keep off the shortlist.

Every month in Limón

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