La Fortuna vs Manuel Antonio: which is better, month by month

Manuel Antonio beats La Fortuna in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (82 vs 75) — while La Fortuna wins April and July; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

La Fortuna

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · tropical climate

Best month
February 81/100
Months won
2 of 12

Manuel Antonio

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · tropical climate

Best month
February 88/100
Months won
6 of 12

La Fortuna vs Manuel Antonio — all 12 months

MonthLa FortunaManuel AntonioWinnerGap
January75Bwarm, rainy, clean air82Ahot, soaked, clean airManuel Antonio7
February81Ahot, a little rain, clean air88Asweltering, rainy, clean airManuel Antonio7
March80Ahot, dry, clean air86Asweltering, rainy, clean airManuel Antonio6
April76Bhot, a little rain, clean air69Csweltering, soaked, clean airLa Fortuna7
May58Dhot, soaked, clean air62Chot, soaked, clean airManuel Antonio4
June52Dhot, soaked, clean air59Dhot, soaked, clean airManuel Antonio7
July61Chot, soaked, clean air57Dhot, soaked, clean airLa Fortuna4
August60Chot, soaked, clean air58Dhot, soaked, clean airTie2
September57Dhot, soaked, clean air56Dhot, soaked, clean airTie1
October51Dhot, soaked, clean air53Dhot, soaked, clean airTie2
November56Dhot, soaked, clean air61Chot, soaked, clean airManuel Antonio5
December68Cwarm, soaked, clean air70Bhot, soaked, clean airTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (75 vs 82). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.