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Costa Rica vs Italy

Costa Rica and Italy, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Costa Rica compared with Italy
Costa RicaMeasureItaly
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7Resorts in our catalog13
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.4 (better)
$119–$289/night ppNightly rates$61–$518/night pp
1 of 7Adults-only resorts0 of 13
Low hurricane riskHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetRainy seasonOctober–December
December–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteSweet spotJune and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly
Spanish (English common in tourist areas)LanguageItalian (English common in tourist areas)
Costa Rican colón – USD widely acceptedCurrencyEuro (EUR) – cards widely accepted
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)Power230V, Type C/F/L plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the right
Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)Main airportPalermo (PMO) or Catania (CTA)
~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)Flight time~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Costa Rica resorts
Costa Rica
Map of Italy resorts
Italy

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and Italy
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Costa Rica · high °F919293939188888887868789
Italy · high °F596063687583888882746660
Costa Rica · rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Italy · rain (in)2.82.41.91.70.90.40.20.51.63.93.73.3

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Sicily: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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