climigo

Panama

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is February, the least hot. Avoid October–December (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain), March–September (hot, at times often rainy), January (hot).

Climate zones

ColombiaCosta RicaPanama CityPanama CityPanama CityGuna YalaGuna YalaGuna YalaColón CityColón CityColón CityPortobeloPortobeloPortobeloBoqueteBoqueteBoquete

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 28°22°
February 29°22°
March 30°23°
April 30°23°
May 29°23°
June 29°23°
July 29°23°
August 29°23°
September 29°23°
October 28°23° torrential rain
November 28°22° torrential rain
December 28°22°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.0 · 28.4 °CJanuary: 22.0 · 28.4 °C22.2 · 29.2 °CFebruary: 22.2 · 29.2 °C22.7 · 29.9 °CMarch: 22.7 · 29.9 °C23.1 · 29.9 °CApril: 23.1 · 29.9 °C23.3 · 29.3 °CMay: 23.3 · 29.3 °C23.1 · 28.9 °CJune: 23.1 · 28.9 °C23.0 · 28.7 °CJuly: 23.0 · 28.7 °C22.9 · 28.6 °CAugust: 22.9 · 28.6 °C22.8 · 28.5 °CSeptember: 22.8 · 28.5 °C22.6 · 28.1 °COctober: 22.6 · 28.1 °C22.3 · 27.7 °CNovember: 22.3 · 27.7 °C22.2 · 28.0 °CDecember: 22.2 · 28.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.0 – 28.4 °C
Feb 22.2 – 29.2 °C
Mar 22.7 – 29.9 °C
Apr 23.1 – 29.9 °C
May 23.3 – 29.3 °C
Jun 23.1 – 28.9 °C
Jul 23.0 – 28.7 °C
Aug 22.9 – 28.6 °C
Sep 22.8 – 28.5 °C
Oct 22.6 – 28.1 °C
Nov 22.3 – 27.7 °C
Dec 22.2 – 28.0 °C

How much it rains

January 82 mm13 d
February 65 mm9 d
March 71 mm11 d
April 146 mm16 d
May 291 mm25 d
June 295 mm28 d
July 286 mm29 d
August 293 mm29 d
September 291 mm28 d
October 358 mm28 d torrential rain
November 365 mm26 d torrential rain
December 189 mm20 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec82 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 82 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day65 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 65 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day71 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 71 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day146 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 146 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a day291 mm · 25 rain days · 12 mm a dayMay: 291 mm · 25 rain days · 12 mm a day295 mm · 28 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 295 mm · 28 rain days · 11 mm a day286 mm · 29 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 286 mm · 29 rain days · 10 mm a day293 mm · 29 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 293 mm · 29 rain days · 10 mm a day291 mm · 28 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 291 mm · 28 rain days · 10 mm a day358 mm · 28 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 358 mm · 28 rain days · 13 mm a day365 mm · 26 rain days · 14 mm a dayNovember: 365 mm · 26 rain days · 14 mm a day189 mm · 20 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 189 mm · 20 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 82 mm13 d
Feb 65 mm9 d
Mar 71 mm11 d
Apr 146 mm16 d
May 291 mm25 d
Jun 295 mm28 d
Jul 286 mm29 d
Aug 293 mm29 d
Sep 291 mm28 d
Oct 358 mm28 d
Nov 365 mm26 d
Dec 189 mm20 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 41
February 11 h 52
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 18
May 12 h 30
June 12 h 36
July 12 h 34
August 12 h 24
September 12 h 10
October 11 h 57
November 11 h 45
December 11 h 39

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities