Water temperature in Dominical in May

Is it warm enough to swim in Dominical in May? Average water temperature in Dominical in May is 29.5°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Dominical in May is 31.6°C, and the coldest is 28.1°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Dominical

Changes water temperature in Dominical in May 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Dominical for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Dominical, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of May.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	29.8°C	30.4°C	28.8°C	30.4°C
2 May	29.8°C	30.1°C	29°C	30.4°C
3 May	29.7°C	30.1°C	29.1°C	30.4°C
4 May	29.7°C	30.5°C	28.8°C	31°C
5 May	29.6°C	30.1°C	28.7°C	31.2°C
6 May	29.6°C	30.3°C	28.8°C	30.8°C
7 May	29.5°C	30°C	29°C	31.3°C
8 May	29.4°C	29.9°C	28.9°C	31°C
9 May	29.6°C	29.8°C	29.1°C	31.6°C
10 May	30.7°C	29.9°C	29°C	31.5°C
11 May	30°C	30.4°C	29.1°C	31.4°C
12 May	30.2°C	30.3°C	29.2°C	31.2°C
13 May	30.1°C	30.2°C	29.2°C	31.3°C
14 May	30.1°C	29.9°C	29.2°C	31°C
15 May	30°C	29.9°C	29.2°C	30.8°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	29.9°C	29.9°C	29.1°C	30.6°C
17 May	30°C	30°C	29.2°C	30.5°C
18 May	29.8°C	29.9°C	29.1°C	30.5°C
19 May	30°C	29.9°C	29.1°C	30.6°C
20 May	29.9°C	29.8°C	29°C	30.4°C
21 May	29.7°C	29.7°C	29°C	30.2°C
22 May	29.7°C	29.5°C	28.9°C	30.1°C
23 May	29.6°C	29.6°C	28.7°C	30°C
24 May	30°C	29.5°C	28.7°C	30°C
25 May	30.1°C	29.6°C	28.3°C	30.1°C
26 May	30°C	30°C	28.1°C	30°C
27 May	29.7°C	29.9°C	28.3°C	29.9°C
28 May	29.8°C	29.9°C	28.2°C	30°C
29 May	29.9°C	29.6°C	28.4°C	30°C
30 May	29.8°C	29.6°C	28.4°C	30°C
31 May	29.7°C	29.5°C	28.4°C	29.9°C

Average water temperature in Dominical in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
29.8°C	29.6°C	29.2°C	29.5°C	29.6°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
29.3°C	29.3°C	30.5°C	29.9°C	29.9°C

Dominical sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Dominical in May over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in May. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Uvita	29.5°C	28.2°C	31.7°C
Costa Ballena	29.5°C	28.2°C	31.9°C
Ojochal	29.5°C	28.1°C	31.7°C
Drake Bay	29.4°C	28°C	31.6°C
Cano Island	29.4°C	27.9°C	31.6°C
Golfito	29.3°C	27.8°C	31.4°C
Puerto Jimenez	29.3°C	27.7°C	31.3°C
Playa Matapalo (Osa Peninsula)	29.2°C	27.7°C	31°C
Pavones	29.2°C	27.7°C	30.9°C
Puntarenas	29.3°C	27.5°C	30.7°C

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Our report for Dominical is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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