Is Rincón de la Vieja Worth It? An Honest Local Guide
Honest local guide · Guanacaste, Costa Rica Is Rincón de la Vieja Worth It? An active volcano, natural hot springs and a volcanic mud bath, about 45 minutes from Liberia. Here is the honest answer — what is open, what is closed, and how to visit from the coast. See the Rincón day Which side […]
Guanacaste in November
Quick answer November is the month Guanacaste turns from green back to dry. Rain drops to about eight days, down from seventeen-plus in September and October, and by the end of the month it can go days without a drop. The forest is still lush, waterfalls still run full, and green-season prices are still in […]
Guanacaste in October
Quick answer October is Guanacaste's second rainiest month, just behind September. Most days still give you a workable morning, with rain in the afternoon and at night, so plan your outings early. In exchange you get the lowest prices of the year, the greenest landscape, and the emptiest beaches and trails. It is also the […]
Guanacaste in September
Quick answer September is the rainiest month of the year in Guanacaste, though still the driest region of Costa Rica. Mornings are usually workable, and the rain comes in the afternoon and at night. In exchange you get the lowest prices of the year, empty beaches and trails, the greenest forest, the climax of the […]
Guanacaste in August
Quick answer August is the heart of the green season in Guanacaste: workable mornings, showers most afternoons, and fresher air than the dry-season heat, around 30°C. The forest is at its richest and the rivers and waterfalls at their fullest. Offshore, the olive ridley arribadas scale up, and from about August the southern humpback whales […]
Guanacaste in July
Quick answer July is one of the driest stretches of Guanacaste's green season. Around mid-month the canícula brings a longer dry, sunny window, and some years it nearly joins June's Veranillo de San Juan. The land is deep green, the rivers still run full, and the olive ridley arribadas begin. July 25 is Guanacaste Day, […]
Guanacaste in June
Quick answer June is when the green season settles in across Guanacaste: bright mornings, a warm shower in the late afternoon, and still the driest corner of Costa Rica. The landscape is lush, the forest is full of fruit and new growth, and the rivers and waterfalls come roaring back, with Río Celeste at its […]
Guanacaste in May
Quick answer May is when the green season begins in Guanacaste. The first real rains usually arrive mid-to-late month, and they keep a schedule: bright, clear mornings and a warm shower in the late afternoon. Within weeks the golden forest turns deep green, the May beetles and baby garrobos appear, and the guava and mango […]
Guanacaste in December
Quick answer December is when the dry season returns to Guanacaste. Early in the month you can still catch a late shower, but by mid-month the skies clear and the Papagayo trade winds are back. Offshore, the northern humpback whales return to calve, and December and January are the peak of the leatherback nesting season […]
Guanacaste in April
Quick answer April is the hottest month in Guanacaste and the hinge between the dry and green seasons. Rivers and waterfalls are at their lowest and the hills at their most golden, but the first short afternoon rains often arrive in the last days of the month, and the dry-forest trees start to leaf out […]