Lightning strikes in Costa Rica
The detection network has located 198 lightning strikes in Costa Rica since the archive began, including 76 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Costa Rica #92 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Costa Rica is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-13 | 14 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3 |
| 2026-08-11 | 3 |
| 2026-08-10 | 50 |
| 2026-08-09 | 3 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 18 |
| 2026-08-05 | 48 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2 |
| 2026-08-03 | 9 |
| 2026-08-02 | 12 |
| 2026-08-01 | 31 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Costa Rica's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 71 | 28 | 35.9% |
| 2 | Limón | 41 | 17 | 20.7% |
| 3 | Alajuela | 27 | 17 | 13.6% |
| 4 | Puntarenas | 25 | 2 | 12.6% |
| 5 | Heredia | 17 | 7 | 8.6% |
| 6 | Cartago | 8 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 7 | Guanacaste | 4 | 2 | 2.0% |
| 8 | San José | 3 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 9 | Chiriquí | 1 | 0 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Río San Juan | 1 | 1 | 0.5% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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