San José, Costa Rica
inland destination, ~1133 m elevation · city of 335,007 · warmest in Apr · budget-friendly
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Best time to visit
Warmest month: Apr. Driest: Mar.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmild (18–28°C)
At a glance
- Safety reconsider travel
- Price level budget-friendly
- Coast inland
- Coordinates 9.93, -84.08
- Population 335,007
- Sights 171
- Eat & drink 1,700
What to see & where to eat
Sights
- Museo del Oro Precolombino
- Museo Integral de Cultura e Identidad Nacional y Centroamericana · Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
- Museo Joaquín García Monge
- Museo Postal, Telegráfico y Filatélico · Mo-Fr 08:00-11:30, 13:00-16:30
- Museo de Insectos · Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00, 13:00-16:45
- A los Presentes
- Braulio Carrillo Colina
- Cacique Garabito
Eat & drink
- Bar 8 de Diciembre
- Bar Baco
- Bar Gerald
- Bar La Muralla
- Bar Pentagrama
- Bar Rest The Sen
- Bar Rest Zona Rosa
- Bar Rest. Manuelon
Places from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — 171 sights and 1,700 places to eat mapped in total.
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