GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Puntarenas
Costa Rica
Puntarenas had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Puntarenas
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near Puntarenas
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 82 km | — | — |
| Liberia | 98 km | — | — |
| San Isidro de El General | 140 km | — | — |
| Limón | 197 km | — | — |
| Bluefields | 254 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Puntarenas
Within 15 km of Puntarenas OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado Municipal de Puntarenas, 0 km away.
- Mercado Municipal de Puntarenas — market
Avenida 3 Filiberto Sinfontes, Puntarenas · 0 km - Antigua Fábrica de Hielo Gutiérrez — market
Calle 12, Puntarenas · 0 km - Mini Market — market
Calle Buenos Aires, Paquera · 14 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Puntarenas: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Puntarenas by month
Average weather in Puntarenas over 2016–2025: the warmest month is March. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (27.7–33.1 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January–April (30.7–33.1 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in December, average 22.3 °C. About 4698 mm of rain falls in a year, on 292 days; October is the wettest month (798 mm) and February the driest (30 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7 | 22.7 | 72 | 14 |
| February | 32.5 | 23.6 | 30 | 8 |
| March | 33.1 | 23.8 | 70 | 13 |
| April | 31.4 | 23.5 | 259 | 24 |
| May | 29.2 | 23.4 | 543 | 31 |
| June | 28.2 | 23.1 | 593 | 30 |
| July | 28.5 | 23 | 515 | 30 |
| August | 28.3 | 22.9 | 533 | 30 |
| September | 28.2 | 22.7 | 582 | 30 |
| October | 27.7 | 22.6 | 798 | 31 |
| November | 27.8 | 22.5 | 521 | 29 |
| December | 29.2 | 22.3 | 182 | 22 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
