Can you swim in Costa Rica in winter? In December sea water temperature throughout Costa Rica warms above 20°C and it is enough for a comfortable bath. Based on average water temperature observations over the past ten years, the warmest sea in Costa Rica in December was 28.7°C (in Golfito), and the coldest water 27.3°C (in Cocos Island). To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Costa Rica
Costa Rica cities and resorts with the values of the average water temperature in December in recent years.
For more detailed information about water temperature, surf forecast, weather and time of sunrise and sunset in any specific area of your interest, just click on a city name. For ease of search, all places are also grouped by the first letter of the name.
To find out what the water temperature was in Costa Rica any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month