Costa Rica vs Mozambique

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Costa Rica and Mozambique, 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 Mozambique
Costa Rica	Measure	Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$119–$289/night pp	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
1 of 7	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet	Rainy season	December–March
December–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste	Sweet spot	May–October
Spanish (English common in tourist areas)	Language	Portuguese official; some English at resorts
Costa Rican colón – USD widely accepted	Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter
On the right	Driving	On the left
Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)	Main airport	Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter
~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)	Flight time	~18–22h+ from the US, with connections

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

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and Mozambique
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Costa Rica · high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
Costa Rica · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

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