Cordillera Central · Alajuela Province · Costa RicaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Poás Volcano

Volcano2,708 m

Elevation2,708 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation16 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

10.20° N, 84.23° WElevation 2,708 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Poás Volcano in brief

Poás Volcano rises to 2,708 m in the Cordillera Central, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Río Segundo, 11 km to the NW at 1,699 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Poás Volcano by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	14°	15°	16°	17°	16°	16°	15°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°
Average low	7°	7°	8°	8°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°
Precipitation	190 mm	106 mm	115 mm	132 mm	413 mm	444 mm	406 mm	441 mm	491 mm	508 mm	388 mm	263 mm
Cloud cover	28%	25%	30%	45%	73%	80%	80%	77%	77%	74%	63%	41%
Daylight	11h 35	11h 48	12h 04	12h 21	12h 35	12h 43	12h 40	12h 28	12h 11	11h 54	11h 40	11h 32
Month score	47	54	57	54	40	34	33	35	35	33	34	42

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,350 m	4,400 m	4,500 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,500 m	4,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C