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April is Costa Rica's transition month — the first green season rains arrive on the Pacific, prices drop significantly, crowds thin, and the country's landscapes shift from brown to lush green.
August is Costa Rica's most remarkable wildlife month — Northern and Southern Hemisphere humpbacks briefly overlap in Pacific waters, Tortuguero turtle nesting peaks, and waterfalls run at maximum.
December is Costa Rica's holiday peak — Guanacaste is fully in dry season, Christmas brings domestic and international crowds, leatherback turtles are nesting at peak numbers, and prices return to January levels.
February is deep dry season — Guanacaste is at maximum sunshine, the diving season peaks at Corcovado and Cocos Island, and the resplendent quetzal begins courtship display ahead of March nesting.
January opens Costa Rica's dry season at full force — Guanacaste's beaches are sunny and accessible, Arenal has clear mornings, and wildlife is concentrated at water sources across the country.
July is Costa Rica's wildlife peak — Tortuguero's turtle nesting reaches maximum activity, humpback whales are in Pacific waters, and the country is lush and fully operational at green season prices.
June is full green season — turtle nesting begins on the Caribbean at Tortuguero, the Pacuare river runs at peak, and the veranillo (little summer) sometimes brings a mid-season Pacific dry spell.
March is Costa Rica's last guaranteed dry season month — the quetzal is nesting, the beaches remain excellent, and the late-month arrival of the first rains signals the approaching green season.
May is the first full green season month — the Pacific gets consistent afternoon rains, the country turns extraordinarily lush, humpback whales arrive from the north, and prices remain low.
November is Costa Rica's hidden gem month — the Pacific dry season returns to Guanacaste, prices remain near green season lows, the beaches reopen, and leatherback turtles nest at Playa Grande.
October is the final green season month — the Pacific rains begin easing in Guanacaste, Tortuguero's turtle season closes, leatherback nesting opens on the Pacific, and November's dry season is weeks away.
September is Costa Rica's emptiest and cheapest month — the Pacific rains are heaviest, most resorts run at minimal capacity, but Southern Hemisphere humpbacks, turtles at Tortuguero, and Corcovado wildlife are all at peak.
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The complete guide to Monteverde and Santa Elena — the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, zip-lining, quetzal spotting, night tours, hanging bridges, and how to reach Costa Rica's most magical mountain destination.
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