Jacó vs San Juan del Sur: which is better, month by month

San Juan del Sur beats Jacó in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (78 vs 58) — while Jacó wins February; they are within 3 points in January, March and June.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Jacó vs San Juan del Sur — all 12 months

MonthJacóSan Juan del SurWinnerGap
January85Asweltering, rainy, clean air88Ahot, dry, clean airTie3
February91Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air87Ahot, dry, clean airJacó4
March88Asweltering, rainy, clean air91Shot, dry, clean airTie3
April75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air89Asweltering, dry, clean airSan Juan del Sur14
May62Csweltering, soaked, clean air74Bsweltering, soaked, clean airSan Juan del Sur12
June60Csweltering, soaked, clean air63Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
July58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, rainy, clean airSan Juan del Sur20
August59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air75Bsweltering, soaked, clean airSan Juan del Sur16
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air68Csweltering, soaked, clean airSan Juan del Sur12
October53Dhot, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airSan Juan del Sur7
November61Chot, soaked, clean air72Bsweltering, soaked, clean airSan Juan del Sur11
December72Bhot, soaked, clean air85Ahot, a little rain, clean airSan Juan del Sur13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (58 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Jacó

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · tropical climate

Best month
February 91/100
Months won
1 of 12

San Juan del Sur

🇳🇮 Nicaragua · tropical climate

Best month
March 91/100
Months won
8 of 12

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