Yes, the climate between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Costa Rica is quite different due to several geographical and climatic factors: Pacific Coast: • It has a well-defined dry and rainy season. • The dry season runs from December to March, with April as the transition month. • The rainy season is from May to October, with a relative decrease in rainfall in July and August, known as the summer. • The rainiest months are September and October. Atlantic Coast (Caribbean): It does not have a defined dry season; the rains are maintained throughout the year. There are two relatively dry periods: February to March and September to October and two rainy periods: November to January and May to August, with a peak in July. The wettest month is December, influenced by cold fronts from the Northern Hemisphere The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica Is the climate on this coast different from the climate in the Pacific Coast? 209
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