--- title: Dry Season Has Arrived description: Dry Season Has Arrived image: https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC02127-Sunset-Dec-14-1280x643-600x301-4.jpg --- # Dry Season Has Arrived [mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/dry-season-arrived](mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/dry-season-arrived) [Book](https://www.lascatalinascr.com/section/booking) ### August 22, 2019 The rainy season ended on Monday. It rained for several hours that day, ending around 4:30 pm Costa Rica time (which is 6:30 [Las Catalinas Time](http://blog.lascatalinascr.com/new-las-catalinas-time-zone/), but I'm not getting into that). Tuesday was sort of a transition day, Wednesday the easterly Papagayo Wind began to blow gently, and by Thursday it was really feeling like the dry season with clear skies and dropping humidity.  This is way late, about a month late. No one in Guanacaste can remember it ever raining in December like it did this year. This has been a good thing, because aquifers in the region were very much in need of recharging after three years of abnormally low rainfall.  It has also been very pleasant and gentle.  But it is also good that the rain has now ended. Seasons are a fun part of life in Las Catalinas.  The wet and dry seasons (Green and Gold in marketing speak) are very different from each other and both wonderful in their own ways.  I'm very glad we have them both.  In a nutshell, dry season means no rain, lots of sun, higher temperatures, low humidity, consistent winds from the east, and your bathing suit dries out in about five minutes.  Green season means clear mornings, clouds in the afternoon, maybe some rain, cooler temperatures, high humidity, less sunscreen, and great sunsets.  More details are available in this [post from 2011](http://blog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-climate/).  The chart below shows climate data for Liberia, which is reasonably close to what we have in Las Catalinas. - Charles   ![](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Libera-climate-graphs-4.jpg?width=600&name=Libera-climate-graphs-4.jpg "Libera climate graphs") Source: www.wunderground.com     ## See related posts ## [A New Perspective on Sustainable Travel: The Car-Free Movement](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) [ Costa Rica is one of the hubs for sustainable travel in the world, the birthplace of ecotourism and of some of the first ecolodges in Tropical America, a world leader in conservation, and a country on the leading edge of sustainable energy, decarbonization, and combating climate change. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) ## [Best Homes in Las Catalinas to Train and Recover](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/staying-for-the-las-catalinas-triathlon-0) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/staying-for-the-las-catalinas-triathlon-0) ## [Spending Spring Break Car Free in Las Catalinas](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas) [ Today, it’s possible to be far more conscious about the environment than ever before. Sustainable energy continues to become more affordable and available. Countries around the world are moving away from single-use plastics like grocery bags, and continue to make strides in supporting conscious ... ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas) ## [Las Catalinas at PreCOP25](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25) [ Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ... ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/las-catalinas-at-precop25) #### Subscribe to The Blog, The Daily, The Newsletter, and more Additionally you will receive our occasional newsletter. Absolute confidentiality. Never SPAM. You can unsubscribe at any time. ```json { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Dry Season Has Arrived", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4917861/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC02127-Sunset-Dec-14-1280x643-600x301-4.jpg", "width": 1040, "height": 640 }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/dry-season-arrived" }, "description": "

The rainy season ended on Monday. It rained for several hours that day, ending around 4:30 pm Costa Rica time (which is 6:30 Las Catalinas Time, but I'm not getting into that). Tuesday was sort of a transition day, Wednesday the easterly Papagayo Wind began to blow gently, and by Thursday it was really feeling like the dry season with clear skies and dropping humidity.  This is way late, about a month late. No one in Guanacaste can remember it ever raining in December like it did this year. This has been a good thing, because aquifers in the region were very much in need of recharging after three years of abnormally low rainfall.  It has also been very pleasant and gentle.  But it is also good that the rain has now ended.

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