Eyes on Costa Rica and Weather Records - March 2019

During March, visits to this blog were received from the following countries:

My video posted in this blog on August 27, 2017 (Landing at Juan Santamaria International Airport) continues to attract interest. There have now been over 3800 views. During the last 6 months, the average has been about 100 views per month. I have no way of determining which countries the views are coming from. I expect many are from persons oblivious to this blog.

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Now for the weather. The following is a summary for the month of March in the area where we live:

Still no rain except threatening clouds and distant thunder on some days and an unmeasurable dribble of rain for a few minutes on one day. The lack of rain is now 4 months in row (December, January, February, March). The thunder came both from the direction of the Caribbean coast and the Pacific coast. As the crow flies, neither coast is very far away from where we live.

On some days, the measured temperature was relatively high - but was mitigated by low humidity leading to "feels like" temperatures lower than the actual temperature. An overnight low temperature of 57°F (13.9°C) was recorded on one day. Except when we drove to an altitude of about 11,000 feet (3350 m.) to walk around the area and view the Irazu Volcano, this was the lowest temperature we have yet encountered in Costa Rica.

By the way, if you are ever of a mind to visit the Irazu Volcano, shorts with tank tops or T-shirts are not the way to go. The temperature will probably be in the forties (Fahrenheit) or below 10°C and the UV index from the sun can be brutal. When we were there, it was amusing to see how many people were totally unprepared for the experience.

There are occasions in Costa Rica when you should wear full length pants and long sleeved shirts or other tops. A visit to the Irazu Volcano is one of them. For good measure, a sweater or jacket can help. As for your head, wear a hat or bring an umbrella.