Costa Rica
From DFO – Flood Observatory
Costa Rica
- Region: Americas (19)
- Sub-region: Latin America and the Caribbean (419)
- Intermediate region: Central America (13)
- M49: 188
- ISO-2: CR
- ISO-3: CRI
Recorded floods for Costa Rica
Total number of flood events: 23
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| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | Additional Countries | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | Additional Countries | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
| 5307 | 2022-10-09 | 2022-10-11 | Colombia | Nicaragua • Honduras • Guatemala • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Panama | 750,460 | FloodList | Tropical cyclone | 25 | 29,000 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
| 5103 | 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-28 | Costa Rica | 30,327 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 2 | 3,000 | 1.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4418 | TC-2016-000125-CRI | 2016-11-24 | 2016-12-07 | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 69,966 | News | Tropical Storm Otto | 4,000 | 13 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 4269 | 2015-06-21 | 2015-06-29 | Costa Rica | 16,754 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 700 | 1.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 3957 | 2012-07-28 | 2012-07-30 | Costa Rica | 20,821 | News | Heavy rain | 1 | 1,500 | 1.0 | 4.8 | ||
| 3740 | 2010-11-01 | 2010-11-05 | Costa Rica | 10,440 | News | Torrential rain | 17 | 1,000 | 1.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3455 | FL-2009-000039-CRI | 2009-02-14 | 2009-02-16 | Costa Rica | 7,232 | News | Heavy rain | 2 | 415 | 1.0 | 4.3 | |
| 3395 | 2008-10-10 | 2008-11-03 | Costa Rica | 39,425 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 2,100 | 1.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 3205 | FL-2007-000189-NIC | 2007-10-12 | 2007-10-26 | Costa Rica | 82,170 | News | Heavy rain | 37 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 6.1 | |
| 3196 | FL-2007-000176-CRI | 2007-09-20 | 2007-09-26 | Costa Rica | 11,460 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 623 | 1.0 | 4.9 | |
| 3105 | 2007-06-18 | 2007-06-20 | Costa Rica | 2,851 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | ||
| 2611 | 2005-01-11 | 2005-01-18 | Costa Rica | Panama | 7,580 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 15,000 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |
| 2481 | 2004-05-10 | 2004-05-11 | Costa Rica | 7,986 | News | Heavy rain | 1 | 1,800 | 1.0 | 4.2 | ||
| 2405 | 2003-12-12 | 2003-12-14 | Costa Rica | 767 | News | Heavy rain | 1 | 2,500 | 1.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 2094 | 2002-11-23 | 2002-12-13 | Costa Rica | Panama | 2,203 | News | Heavy rain | 8 | 7,000 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| 1918 | 2002-05-06 | 2002-05-11 | Costa Rica | Panama | 18,668 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 5,600 | 2.0 | 5.4 | |
| 1122 | 1996-10-14 | 1996-10-18 | Honduras | Costa Rica | 272,818 | News | Heavy rain | 11 | 10,500 | 1.0 | 6.1 | |
| 1054 | 1996-02-07 | 1996-02-14 | Costa Rica | 7,452 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 100,000 | 1.0 | 4.8 | ||
| 1022 | 1995-10-06 | 1995-11-09 | Costa Rica | 11,552 | News | Tropical cyclone | 0 | 22,500 | 2.0 | 5.9 | ||
| 808 | 1993-12-09 | 1993-12-12 | Costa Rica | Panama | 14,334 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 17,000 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |
| 780 | 1993-09-16 | 1993-09-22 | Nicaragua | Costa Rica | 59,970 | News | Torrential rain | 50 | 38,600 | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
| 569 | 1991-08-13 | 1991-08-22 | Costa Rica | 18,429 | News | Heavy rain | 5 | 25,000 | 1.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 163 | 1988-01-30 | 1988-02-05 | Costa Rica | 10,877 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 7,000 | 1.0 | 4.9 |