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Lake
Arenal, Costa Rica
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The
Arenal Seasons
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by the hour, yet consistent from year to year, the seasons at
Arenal are quite different from those of the coastal lowlands,
requiring no air conditioning. A great many of our days top
out in the mid-80s and bottom out at around 70, though 91 and
63 have been felt by residents in recent years. Generally in
Costa Rica, the year is divided into the dry season and the
wet - or "green" - season, the dry season covering
November through March and the green season the rest of the
year. The rains come in April and the parched brown look of
the lowlands is transformed as the flora revel in the new supply
of water. At Arenal, in contrast, there is never a parched look,
though the smaller streams tend to dry up. Instead, while the
lowlands are baking or steaming with heat and humidity from
November through March, winds sweep down Lake Arenal from east
to west, powering excited windsurfers and kitesurfers drawn
to this world-famous windy mecca and also powering the more
than 200 wind turbines that parade along the west-end hilltops.
So, at Arenal the dry season of the lowlands becomes the windy
season. Since rain, not cold, is the measure of the seasons
here, the months April through November - more or less - become
"invierno" or winter, while November through March
become "verano," or summer. While for North Americans
at Lake Arenal, the semantics may take getting used to, it's
easy to adapt to a year-long summer, where the wardrobe changes
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