Do you need a visa for Costa Rica with a Canadian passport?
Visa-free
With a Canadian passport, you can enter to Costa Rica without a visa for up to 180 days.
Data last updated on 27/09/2026 Data may be outdated
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), visualpharm (MIT), xpressmike (CC BY-SA 4.0), VisaMundial (CC BY 4.0). Each rule is decided by majority vote across these sources; disagreements are arbitrated against official government sources.
This is for guidance only: entry rules change without notice. Confirm it before you travel with the consulate or embassy of your destination, and with the relevant authorities (your airline, border police).
Climate & seasons
When to go to Costa Rica?
Monthly averages over the past 5 years (Open-Meteo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Our take | ||||||||||||
| Weather | ||||||||||||
| High | 22° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain (mm) | 305 | 299 | 184 | 243 | 313 | 517 | 420 | 359 | 360 | 483 | 586 | 473 |