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What to know before visiting Puntarenas
Puntarenas is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. And as the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica. -Wikipedia
General info
Time Zone
GMT -06:00
Currency
Costa Rican Colón
1USD = 504.40 CRC
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
21.7°
21.7°
FEB
22.2°
34.4°
MAR
22.9°
34.0°
APR
23.7°
34.6°
MAY
24.1°
33.1°
JUN
23.6°
32.2°
JUL
23.2°
32.2°
AUG
23.1°
32.2°
SEP
23.1°
1.9°
OCT
23.2°
31.6°
NOV
22.8°
31.8°
DEC
22.1
32.0°
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