One of the best reasons to retire or relocate to Costa Rica is its incredible weather

This is especially true in the country’s Central Valley which boasts one of the best climates in the whole world. Temperatures average around 70 degrees all year long. In fact, National Geographic considers the town of Atenas to have the best climate in the world. The town’s motto is, “Atenas, el mejor clima del mundo (“Atenas, the best climate on the world)”. Therefore, it is not surprising that the majority of expat retirees, who live in Costa Rica, reside in the Central Valley because of its incredible climate. Imagine that most homes in this area have neither air conditioning nor heat. This is huge plus for those who are accustomed to paying hundreds of dollars per month to cool their homes in summer and to heat them in the winter.

Just look at today’s (December 26, 2018) weather report form the U.S. To think, all of this inclement weather is occurring while I am basking in a spring-like climate here in Costa Rica.

Here is the headline:

“Major storm to deliver heavy rain, snow for end of holiday week”

“A major storm system is moving out of the West and will redevelop in the Plains, bringing severe storms to the south and heavy snow to the north.Up to 2 inches of rain fell in Southern California and up to 2 feet of snow fell on parts of the West Coast over the Christmas weekend. As the storm moves east, 15 states from Arizona to Michigan are under winter storm warnings and advisories”.

PHOTO: Rain is forming the central U.S. with snow to north on Wednesday morning. (ABC News)

“The storm is gathering in the western Plains on Wednesday morning with heavy rain already developing over Kansas and snow forming in the Dakotas. As the storm moves east, severe storms will fire up Wednesday afternoon and evening in the southern Plains from Midland, Texas, to Dallas and down to Houston. The biggest threat with these storms will be damaging winds, a few tornadoes and hail. Flash flooding can’t be ruled out either”.

“Heavy rain with thunderstorms will extend into Oklahoma and Kansas, with heavy snow moving in Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas. By Thursday, the severe storms will move into the eastern Gulf Coast and the Deep South with damaging winds and flash flooding. To the north, heavy snow and strong winds will continue from Nebraska to Minnesota and Wisconsin”.

PHOTO: The rain and severe storms will move into the eastern Gulf on Thursday afternoon. (ABC News)

“Heavy rain and strong storms will move into the eastern Gulf and the Southeast on Friday. The heavy rain will also move into the I-95 corridor, from Raleigh, North Carolina, into Washington, D.C., and north to Boston with some flash flooding possible. Some snow is also possible in New England as the storm moves in”.

PHOTO: The severe storms will move into the Southeast by Friday morning, while the whole East Coast gets rain. (ABC News)

“When all is said and done, some areas in the South and along the East Coast will have seen more than 2 to 4 inches of rain. The snowfall totals in the Northern Plains and upper Midwest could surpass a foot”.

Wouldn’t it make sense to live in a country with picture perfect year-round weather? No wonder Costa Rica is sometimes called “The land of eternal spring-time”.