Liberia
City in Costa Rica: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Liberia is a city in Costa Rica, in Guanacaste Province. About 45,380 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Costa Rica in our atlas.
It lies at 10.64° N, 85.44° W, about 148 m (486 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Costa_Rica time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Liberia. Green dots: other major cities of Costa Rica. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Liberia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (72°F). Around 1,731 mm (68 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3623076 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1387526 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.