Temperature Controls in the city of San Jose in Costa Rica

In this post, I will talk about the city capital city of Costa Rica, San Jose and will also go into further detail about the temperature controls in San Jose and what changes if any may occur in the future due to these temperature controls.

As I mentioned earlier, the capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. It has a latitude of 9° 55' 59" N and a longitude of 84° 4' 59" W. San Jose's warmest month is April with an average high of 83.1 F. On the flip side, San Jose's coldest month of the year is January with an average low of 64 F. This information can be found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_José,_Costa_Rica#Climate.

San Jose's latitude plays a role in the temperature they get from season to season. Due to the fact that San Jose's latitude is 9° 55' 59" N, day length and temperature don't drastically change from season to season. On average, the sun rises around 5 am and sets around 6 pm year-round.

Ocean currents don't necessarily affect the climate of San Jose's climate because they are so close to the equator. The ocean currents transport warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the equator.

The future temperature of Costa Rica is expected to rise according to the website (http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg2/index.php?idp=524.) Their projection for the northwestern Pacific region is expected to have a 25% decrease in precipitation by the year 2100. Since this region already suffers from water problems as a result of El Nino and infrastructure for tourism and irrigation, this combines for a dim outlook. By the year 2100, they project the mean temperature of Costa Rica to rise by at least 3 C. By looking at past readings from 1957-1997, the continental Central Valley areas of Costa Rica show an increase of
0.4 C every 10 years so this projection isn't out of the question.

In conclusion, San Jose isn't the most diverse city when it comes to climate, but much of which is due to their latitude. It's warmest month of the year is April and it's coldest is January. According to projections, Costa Rica's temperature is set to rise by 3 C by the year 2100. Hopefully you enjoyed reading about the temperature controls of San Jose and learned a thing or two!