Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is a national museum in San José that opened in 1887. It is the 9th most looked-up sight in Costa Rica on English Wikipedia and is ranked 10th among the country's sights on this website.
Planning a visit
The museum is 1 km from the capital, San José. Tobías Bolaños International Airport is 8 km away and Juan Santamaría International Airport is 17 km away. A visit can be combined with a trip to Irazú Volcano, which is 24.5 km away.
The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 08:30 to 16:30 and Sunday from 09:00 to 16:30. Admission is $11 for foreigners, $6 for foreign students, and ₡2500 for locals. February and March are the driest months, with about 6 to 8 rainy days and rainfall around 60 mm. The wettest months are September and October, which have about 30 rainy days and over 400 mm of rain. Daily temperatures range from highs of 24 °C to 27 °C and lows of 16 °C to 18 °C. Between May and August, monthly rainfall is also high, ranging from 279 mm to 346 mm.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 21 °C on average. The wettest is October, with about 423 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Average low, °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Rainfall, mm | 78 | 57 | 59 | 111 | 324 | 346 | 279 | 336 | 401 | 423 | 250 | 126 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 17 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
