ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Costa Rica — Guanacaste vs Hilton Head: weather in November
Costa Rica — Guanacaste edges out Hilton Head for sun in November: 18% clear historically versus 12% (8-year ERA5 average, a 6-point gap). Costa Rica — Guanacaste also sees measurably more rain than Hilton Head this month (62% vs 31% of days). Both are viable — Costa Rica — Guanacaste is the safer bet.
Costa Rica — Guanacaste
CR
- Clear days, November
- 18%
- Sample size
- n=240 days
- Avg high
- 86°F
- Early November (1st–15th)
- 10%
- Late November (16th–end)
- 25%
- Rain frequency
- 62% of days
Hilton Head
SC
- Clear days, November
- 12%
- Sample size
- n=240 days
- Avg high
- 68°F
- Early November (1st–15th)
- 18%
- Late November (16th–end)
- 7%
- Rain frequency
- 31% of days
Compare Costa Rica — Guanacaste vs Hilton Head in another month
All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.