El Alto, Cartago, Costa Rica Climate

Weather: 18.62°C/65.52°F, Wind SW at 1.21 km/h, 97% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

El Alto Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1433.45 meters (4702.92 feet) above sea level, El Alto has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Classification: Cfb). The district’s yearly temperature is 21.29ºC (70.32ºF) and it is -2.28% lower than Costa Rica’s averages. El Alto typically receives about 228.27 millimeters (8.99 inches) of precipitation and has 265.76 rainy days (72.81% of the time) annually.

CountryCosta Rica
CityCartago
LongitudeNone
LatitudeNone
Attitude/Elevation1433.45m (4702.92ft)
Local timeSunday 08:38
Annual high temperature24.81ºC (76.66ºF)
Annual low temperature16.31ºC (61.36ºF)
Average annual precip.228.27mm (8.99in)
Warmest monthApril (26.57ºC / 79.83ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (14.38ºC / 57.88ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (405.92mm / 15.98in)
Driest MonthFebruary (36.99mm / 1.46in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)265.76 days (72.81%)
Days with no rain99.24000000000001 days (27.19%)
Humidity88.97%

Climate El Alto: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.69(85.44)31.81(89.26)30.75(87.35)30.75(87.35)29.69(85.44)28.63(83.53)27.57(81.63)28.63(83.53)27.57(81.63)27.57(81.63)26.51(79.72)27.57(81.63)31.81(89.26)
Average high °C (°F)24.92(76.86)26.01(78.82)26.53(79.75)26.57(79.83)25.12(77.22)24.37(75.87)24.2(75.56)24.59(76.26)24.31(75.76)23.59(74.46)23.65(74.57)23.91(75.04)24.81(76.66)
Daily mean °C (°F)20.39(68.7)21.24(70.23)21.79(71.22)22.47(72.45)22.14(71.85)21.69(71.04)21.29(70.32)21.53(70.75)21.45(70.61)20.91(69.64)20.48(68.86)20.08(68.14)21.29(70.32)
Average low °C (°F)14.38(57.88)14.58(58.24)15.18(59.32)16.65(61.97)17.79(64.02)17.72(63.9)16.99(62.58)17.06(62.71)17.36(63.25)17.02(62.64)16.02(60.84)14.94(58.89)16.31(61.36)
Record low °C (°F)9.54(49.17)7.42(45.36)10.6(51.08)12.72(54.9)13.79(56.82)13.79(56.82)13.79(56.82)0.0(0)14.85(58.73)10.6(51.08)11.66(52.99)8.48(47.26)0.0(0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)45.63(1.8)36.99(1.46)41.16(1.62)109.97(4.33)382.0(15.04)383.71(15.11)290.39(11.43)343.59(13.53)392.06(15.44)405.92(15.98)208.65(8.21)99.13(3.9)228.27(8.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)9.458.969.8318.9928.6328.8228.7329.1130.7531.0425.8315.6222.14
Average relative humidity (%)82.9979.6780.4183.8490.9294.0692.6292.3694.2695.1893.3687.9588.97
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.4111.8111.3411.3810.6410.6511.9710.6910.4410.2910.4710.911.0

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of El Alto in recent years.

El Alto

El Alto Temperature by Month

April
22.47°C | 72.45°F
May
22.14°C | 71.85°F
March
21.79°C | 71.22°F
June
21.69°C | 71.04°F
August
21.53°C | 70.75°F
September
21.45°C | 70.61°F
July
21.29°C | 70.32°F
February
21.24°C | 70.23°F
October
20.91°C | 69.64°F
November
20.48°C | 68.86°F
January
20.39°C | 68.7°F
December
20.08°C | 68.14°F

Historical Data

Summary
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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature24.39°C (75.9°F)22.78°C (73.0°F)19.09°C (66.36°F)
Avg Temperature22.27°C (72.09°F)20.63°C (69.13°F)16.97°C (62.55°F)
Min Temperature19.09°C (66.36°F)16.87°C (62.37°F)14.85°C (58.73°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point20.15°C (68.27°F)18.68°C (65.62°F)15.91°C (60.64°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation32.66mm | 1.29in9.23mm | 0.36in0.11mm | 0.0in286.1mm | 11.26in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind6.36kmh | 3.95mph3.62kmh | 2.25mph2.12kmh | 1.32mph
Gust Wind10.6kmh | 6.59mph5.95kmh | 3.7mph2.12kmh | 1.32mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure32.66mb9.23mb0.11mb
El Alto

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2010-10-0122.27 | 72.0920.15 | 68.27933.18 | 1.9831.66 | 1072.0611.45 | 0.45
2010-10-0221.21 | 70.1820.15 | 68.27962.12 | 1.3231.66 | 1072.0632.66 | 1.29
2010-10-0320.15 | 68.2719.09 | 66.36972.12 | 1.3231.69 | 1073.1224.5 | 0.96
2010-10-0420.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45964.24 | 2.6331.72 | 1074.1910.07 | 0.4
2010-10-0520.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45944.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.124.35 | 0.17
2010-10-0621.21 | 70.1818.03 | 64.45923.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.127.21 | 0.28
2010-10-0720.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45924.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.121.7 | 0.07
2010-10-0821.21 | 70.1818.03 | 64.45914.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.122.76 | 0.11
2010-10-0921.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36924.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.126.04 | 0.24
2010-10-1021.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36933.18 | 1.9831.66 | 1072.062.76 | 0.11
2010-10-1121.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36924.24 | 2.6331.63 | 1071.04.24 | 0.17
2010-10-1222.27 | 72.0919.09 | 66.36924.24 | 2.6331.63 | 1071.06.89 | 0.27
2010-10-1321.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36925.3 | 3.2931.63 | 1071.03.92 | 0.15
2010-10-1421.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36936.36 | 3.9531.66 | 1072.0613.15 | 0.52
2010-10-1519.09 | 66.3619.09 | 66.36974.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.1226.19 | 1.03
2010-10-1620.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45946.36 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.1910.71 | 0.42
2010-10-1719.09 | 66.3618.03 | 64.45942.12 | 1.3231.72 | 1074.1921.53 | 0.85
2010-10-1820.15 | 68.2719.09 | 66.36943.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.121.91 | 0.08
2010-10-1921.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36933.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.121.8 | 0.07
2010-10-2021.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36952.12 | 1.3231.69 | 1073.124.35 | 0.17
2010-10-2121.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36963.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.1211.77 | 0.46
2010-10-2220.15 | 68.2719.09 | 66.36954.24 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.128.38 | 0.33
2010-10-2320.15 | 68.2719.09 | 66.36943.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.1224.39 | 0.96
2010-10-2420.15 | 68.2719.09 | 66.36962.12 | 1.3231.66 | 1072.0614.1 | 0.56
2010-10-2521.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36952.12 | 1.3231.63 | 1071.05.51 | 0.22
2010-10-2621.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36952.12 | 1.3231.63 | 1071.04.45 | 0.18
2010-10-2721.21 | 70.1819.09 | 66.36932.12 | 1.3231.69 | 1073.126.47 | 0.25
2010-10-2816.97 | 62.5515.91 | 60.64955.3 | 3.2931.69 | 1073.120.11 | 0.0
2010-10-2921.21 | 70.1816.97 | 62.55893.18 | 1.9831.66 | 1072.063.61 | 0.14
2010-10-3020.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45935.3 | 3.2931.66 | 1072.064.24 | 0.17
2010-10-3120.15 | 68.2718.03 | 64.45933.18 | 1.9831.69 | 1073.124.88 | 0.19

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