Monteverde vs Tamarindo: which is better, month by month

Tamarindo beats Monteverde in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (93 vs 89) — while Monteverde wins August and October; 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.

Monteverde

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · tropical climate

Best month: January 89/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Tamarindo

🇨🇷 Costa Rica · tropical climate

Best month: January 93/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Monteverde vs Tamarindo — all 12 months

Month	Monteverde	Tamarindo	Winner	Gap
January	89Awarm, dry, clean air	93Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Tamarindo	4
February	88Awarm, dry, clean air	92Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Tamarindo	4
March	87Awarm, dry, clean air	91Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Tamarindo	4
April	82Ahot, a little rain, clean air	86Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tamarindo	4
May	64Cwarm, soaked, clean air	65Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
June	60Cwarm, soaked, clean air	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	3
July	73Bwarm, soaked, clean air	72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
August	67Cwarm, soaked, clean air	63Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Monteverde	4
September	59Dwarm, soaked, clean air	58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
October	58Dwarm, soaked, clean air	54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Monteverde	4
November	70Bwarm, soaked, clean air	74Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tamarindo	4
December	85Awarm, a little rain, clean air	89Asweltering, dry, clean air	Tamarindo	4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (89 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.