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Seasonal Calendar
Discover when Costa Rica's trees are flowering and fruiting throughout the year. Includes local holidays and environmental events.
Costa Rica Calendar
Flowering, fruiting, events, festivals & more - your complete planning guide
February
Events & Holidays6
🌳
National Tree Day
Environmental15Costa Rica celebrates its National Tree - the Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
💡 Tip: Visit a Guanacaste tree today and learn about its cultural significance!
🌸
Peak Flowering Season
EnvironmentalMany deciduous trees are in full bloom, painting landscapes yellow, pink and orange
💡 Tip: Best month for tree photography! Look for Corteza Amarilla and Roble de Sabana
📚
School Year Begins
School8Costa Rican public schools start the new academic year
💡 Tip: Traffic increases in mornings and afternoons near schools
❤️
Valentine's Day
Cultural14Day of Love and Friendship - widely celebrated in Costa Rica
💡 Tip: Restaurants are busy - make reservations!
🎶
Envision Festival
Festival20 - 25International transformational arts and music festival in Uvita
💡 Tip: Tickets sell out months in advance - plan early
🏝️
Best Beach Weather
WeatherPerfect sunny days with minimal rain - ideal for Pacific coast beaches
💡 Tip: Both coasts have excellent conditions this month
Flowering79
Achotillo
Brosimum costaricanum
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Aguacate
Persea americana
Aguacatillo
Persea caerulea
Ajo
Caryocar costaricense
Alcornoque
Licania arborea
Almendro
Dipteryx panamensis
Amarillón
Terminalia amazonia
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Balsam Tree
Myroxylon balsamum
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Burío
Heliocarpus appendiculatus
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Cachimbo
Couratari guianensis
Caña India
Dracaena fragrans
Capulín
Muntingia calabura
Carao
Cassia grandis
Carboncillo
Acacia pennatula
Caribbean Pine
Pinus caribaea
Ceiba
Ceiba pentandra
Chirraca
Lonchocarpus minimiflorus
Ciprés
Cupressus lusitanica
Coco
Cocos nucifera
Comenegro
Simarouba glauca
Cornizuelo
Vachellia collinsii
Cortez Blanco
Roseodendron donnell-smithii
Cortez Negro
Tabebuia impetiginosa
Cristóbal
Platymiscium pinnatum
Cristobalito
Platymiscium parviflorum
Espavel
Anacardium excelsum
Flor de Itabo
Yucca guatemalensis
Fruta Dorada
Virola koschnyi
Gallinazo
Schizolobium parahyba
Gavilán
Pentaclethra macroloba
Gmelina
Gmelina arborea
Guaba Bejuco
Inga vera
Guaba Machete
Inga spectabilis
Guachipelín
Diphysa americana
Guácimo
Guazuma ulmifolia
Guácimo Colorado
Luehea seemannii
Guarumo
Cecropia obtusifolia
Higuerón
Ficus insipida
Hoja Santa
Piper auritum
Ira Rosa
Brownea macrophylla
Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Javillo
Hura crepitans
Jobo
Spondias mombin
Jocote
Spondias purpurea
Laurel
Cordia alliodora
Laurel Negro
Cordia megalantha
Lechoso
Brosimum utile
Madero Negro
Gliricidia sepium
Mamón Chino
Nephelium lappaceum
Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
Mango
Mangifera indica
Manú
Minquartia guianensis
Matapalo
Ficus spp.
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Olla de Mono
Lecythis ampla
Orey
Campnosperma panamense
Palma Cacho de Venado
Oenocarpus bataua
Palma de Escoba
Cryosophila albida
Palma Suita
Geonoma congesta
Panamá
Sterculia apetala
Panama Rubber Tree
Castilla elastica
Papaturro
Coccoloba caracasana
Papaya
Carica papaya
Pejibaye
Bactris gasipaes
Pochote
Pachira quinata
Poró
Erythrina poeppigiana
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus deglupta
Rambutan
Nephelium lappaceum
Roble Encino (Highland Oak)
Quercus spp.
Sardinillo
Tecoma stans
Sigua
Nectandra cissiflora
Tea Mangrove
Pelliciera rhizophorae
Tirrá
Ulmus mexicana
Wild Tobacco Tree
Acnistus arborescens
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Fruiting26
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Balsa
Ochroma pyramidale
Burío
Heliocarpus appendiculatus
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Caimito
Chrysophyllum cainito
Caña India
Dracaena fragrans
Capulín
Muntingia calabura
Carboncillo
Acacia pennatula
Cedro Real
Cedrela fissilis
Coco
Cocos nucifera
Guanacaste
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Guarumo
Cecropia obtusifolia
Higuerón
Ficus insipida
Jícaro
Crescentia alata
Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
Marañón
Anacardium occidentale
Matapalo
Ficus spp.
Níspero
Manilkara zapota
Papaya
Carica papaya
Tamarindo
Tamarindus indica
Tamarindo Dulce
Tamarindus indica
Teak
Tectona grandis
Tirrá
Ulmus mexicana
Wild Tobacco Tree
Acnistus arborescens
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Zapote
Pouteria sapota
Flowering
Fruiting
Events & Holidays
Costa Rica's Tropical Climate
Costa Rica has two main seasons that influence tree flowering and fruiting patterns. The dry season triggers many species to flower, while the wet season supports fruit development.
Dry Season (Verano)
December to April
Peak flowering season for many species. Many deciduous trees lose their leaves and produce spectacular blooms.
Wet Season (Invierno)
May to November
Primary fruiting season. Abundant rainfall supports fruit development and dispersal by animals.