Editing San José, Costa Rica (section)

==Climate==
San José has a [[tropical wet and dry climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7v.html |title=CHAPTER 7: Introduction to the Atmosphere |publisher=PhysicalGeography.net |access-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015060602/http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7v.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Precipitation varies widely between the driest month ({{cvt|6.3|mm}}) and the wettest month ({{cvt|355.1|mm}}), while average temperatures vary little.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/the-climate-of-tropical-regions.html |title=The Climate of Tropical Regions |publisher=The British Geographer |access-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107041317/http://thebritishgeographer.weebly.com/the-climate-of-tropical-regions.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The hottest month is April with an average temperature of {{cvt|23.7|C}}, while the coolest month is October with an average temperature of {{cvt|21.8|C}}.
{{Weather box
|location = San José ([[Juan Santamaría International Airport]])
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 31.5
|Feb record high C = 33.3
|Mar record high C = 33.4
|Apr record high C = 34.5
|May record high C = 33.3
|Jun record high C = 32.1
|Jul record high C = 31.7
|Aug record high C = 32.0
|Sep record high C = 32.0
|Oct record high C = 31.4
|Nov record high C = 30.9
|Dec record high C = 31.7
|Jan high C = 28.2
|Feb high C = 29.1
|Mar high C = 29.9
|Apr high C = 30.3
|May high C = 28.8
|Jun high C = 28.2
|Jul high C = 28.2
|Aug high C = 28.3
|Sep high C = 27.8
|Oct high C = 27.1
|Nov high C = 27.2
|Dec high C = 27.9
|year high C = 28.4
|Jan mean C = 22.6
|Feb mean C = 23.0
|Mar mean C = 23.5
|Apr mean C = 23.7
|May mean C = 22.9
|Jun mean C = 22.5
|Jul mean C = 22.6
|Aug mean C = 22.4
|Sep mean C = 22.0
|Oct mean C = 21.8
|Nov mean C = 21.9
|Dec mean C = 22.3
|year mean C = 22.6
|Jan low C = 18.5
|Feb low C = 18.7
|Mar low C = 18.8
|Apr low C = 19.1
|May low C = 19.2
|Jun low C = 19.0
|Jul low C = 19.0
|Aug low C = 18.8
|Sep low C = 18.3
|Oct low C = 18.5
|Nov low C = 18.3
|Dec low C = 18.3
|year low C = 18.7
|Jan record low C = 11.7
|Feb record low C = 13.2
|Mar record low C = 14.5
|Apr record low C = 14.9
|May record low C = 14.4
|Jun record low C = 15.8
|Jul record low C = 15.2
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 15.8
|Oct record low C = 15.3
|Nov record low C = 14.5
|Dec record low C = 14.2
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 6.3
|Feb rain mm = 10.2
|Mar rain mm = 13.8
|Apr rain mm = 79.9
|May rain mm = 267.6
|Jun rain mm = 280.1
|Jul rain mm = 181.5
|Aug rain mm = 276.9
|Sep rain mm = 355.1
|Oct rain mm = 330.6
|Nov rain mm = 135.5
|Dec rain mm = 33.5
|unit rain days = 0.1 mm
|Jan rain days = 3
|Feb rain days = 3
|Mar rain days = 5
|Apr rain days = 10
|May rain days = 23
|Jun rain days = 22
|Jul rain days = 20
|Aug rain days = 22
|Sep rain days = 26
|Oct rain days = 25
|Nov rain days = 17
|Dec rain days = 8
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 68
|Mar humidity = 66
|Apr humidity = 70
|May humidity = 77
|Jun humidity = 83
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 83
|Sep humidity = 85
|Oct humidity = 87
|Nov humidity = 79
|Dec humidity = 74
|Jan sun = 285.2
|Feb sun = 266.0
|Mar sun = 282.1
|Apr sun = 240.0
|May sun = 182.9
|Jun sun = 144.0
|Jul sun = 151.9
|Aug sun = 158.1
|Sep sun = 147.0
|Oct sun = 161.2
|Nov sun = 177.0
|Dec sun = 244.9
|year sun = 2440.3
| Jan percentsun  =79
| Feb percentsun  =80
| Mar percentsun  =75
| Apr percentsun  =65
| May percentsun  =47
| Jun percentsun  =38
| Jul percentsun  =39
| Aug percentsun  =41
| Sep percentsun  =40
| Oct percentsun  =44
| Nov percentsun  =50
| Dec percentsun  =68
| year percentsun =
| Jan light = 11.6
| Feb light = 11.8
| Mar light = 12.1
| Apr light = 12.4
| May light = 12.6
| Jun light = 12.7
| Jul light = 12.6
| Aug light = 12.4
| Sep light = 12.2
| Oct light = 11.9
| Nov light = 11.7
| Dec light = 11.6
| year light=
| source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_787620_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von San José (Int. Flugh.) / Costa Rica
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = September 17, 2016}}
</ref>
| source 2 = NOAA (sun 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/CS/78762.TXT
| title = Juan Santamaria Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201031204957/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/CS/78762.TXT
| archive-date = 2020-10-31
| url-status = dead
| access-date = July 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=78762099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP
| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = January 26, 2023
}}</ref> Weather Spark<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://weatherspark.com/y/15463/Average-Weather-in-San-Jos%C3%A9-Costa-Rica-Year-Round
|title = Climate and Average Weather Year Round in San José
|publisher = Weather Spark
|access-date = 12 Dec 2024}}</ref>
}}