Paraíso
City in Costa Rica: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Paraíso is a city in Costa Rica, in Cartago Province. About 39,702 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Costa Rica in our atlas.
It lies at 9.84° N, 83.87° W, about 1,306 m (4,285 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Costa_Rica time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Paraíso. Green dots: other major cities of Costa Rica. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Paraíso has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 16°C (60°F). Around 2,267 mm (89 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 3622547 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1579868 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.