Skip to content
Voykit
Set your trip — dates, party, bagsPlanner

Draft data. Times, fares and step counts are desk estimates awaiting field checks. Unknown times stay unknown. How we verify

When to go · Cartago

Cartago in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Sep–Oct (wettest); 1–2 Aug and Good Friday (pilgrimage crowds, road closures).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
25°C / 16°C
average high / low
Rain days
20
Crowds
Medium
Costa Rica overall
Prices
Medium
Costa Rica overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cartago

Listed as a month to avoid: Sep–Oct (wettest); 1–2 Aug and Good Friday (pilgrimage crowds, road closures).

Weather in August

Long-term averages
  • CartagoHighs around 25 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 20 days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Virgen de los Ángeles

    2 Aug · Costa Rica

    Pilgrimage to Cartago; roads closed overnight.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Costa Rica overall
Medium
Prices · Costa Rica overall
Medium

Costa Rica overall: Humpback whales off Uvita (Aug–Oct); rain most afternoons.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

Build the full packing list for your trip →

Across Costa Rica in August →