Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
Before leaving your home, check San Jose weather forecast for the next few hours on this August 29th.
The probability of rain For this Thursday in San José it is 60% during the day and 25% at night.
Meanwhile, cloud cover will be 96% during the day and 89% during the night.
As to the temperature A high of 28 degrees and a low of 18 degrees are forecast for this region. UV levels are expected to reach up to 6.
While wind gusts will reach 41 kilometers per hour during the day and 30 kilometers per hour at night.
Weather forecast for San José (Illustrative image Infobae)
The city of San José is part of the central region of Costa Rica, defined by the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) as “Two Valleys”, because it is immersed between the Western Central Valley and Eastern Central Valley.
The region is affected by Pacific conditions, as well as by the influence of the Caribbean, however, being located in the middle part of this zone, The Costa Rican city mainly experiences a temperate climate.
That is to say, San José boasts of pleasant temperatures being one of the coldest cities in Central America, strong winds, occasional rains whose months of intensity go from July to September and clear mornings.
(Municipality of San José)
Costa Rica It is very close to the Tropic of Cancer, which places the Central American country in a zone tropical.
However, The tropical climate in Costa Rican lands changes due to different factors such as relief, that is, mountains, plains and plateaus; the isthmic condition; and the oceanic influence, such as winds or sea breezes, the temperature of ocean currents and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
The IMN divides Costa Rica into two large climatic regions: The Pacific Regime and the Caribbean Regime.
The Caribbean Regime is characterized by having two periods of precipitation The first one runs from May to August and the second one from November to January. The rainiest month in this season is December, with precipitation occurring more regularly in the mornings and at night.
This area does not have a defined dry season.because even in the less rainy months, precipitation is considerable, which are February and March, as well as September and October.
For its part, The Pacific Regime has a defined dry and rainy seasonThe dry season begins in December and ends in March, while the rainy season occurs between May and October. Precipitation occurs regularly in the afternoons and at night.
