Blog Costa Rica Découverte : Costa Rica’s climate

Costa Rica’s climate: some final details Throughout this series of articles, we’ve explored Costa Rica’s climate. First, we discovered the main factors that influence Costa Rica’s climate: the intertropical convergence zone, the oceans, the mountains and the volcanoes. Next, we studied the influence of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean on Costa Rica’s climate….

Costa Rica’s Climate: two seasons, but how? Costa Rica’s climate is typical of the tropics. There are two seasons: a dry season and a rainy season. The beginning and end of these seasons are determined by the intertropical convergence zone. This region of the planet, which lies in the tropics, changes position according to which…

Costa Rica’s climate: an enigma to be solved Costa Rica’s climate is an enigma. Weather is already unpredictable in the tropics. Now imagine it in a rugged country like Costa Rica, surrounded by water but not an island. Yet it’s thanks to this random and unpredictable climate that this little piece of land is the…