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When to go to Panama City

Twelve months of averages for Panama City, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Panama City has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in December to April.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is April (31°C) and the coolest October (28°C). The wettest is October (260 mm) and the driest February (9 mm); about 1,937 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Panama City: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Panama City

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Panama City by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	24°C	20 mm	79%	31%	5.5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	30°C	24°C	9 mm	74%	26%	6	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	31°C	25°C	18 mm	70%	36%	6.1	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	31°C	25°C	107 mm	73%	54%	5.8	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	26°C	245 mm	81%	82%	4.8	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	26°C	253 mm	84%	83%	4.3	37°C	Wet
July	29°C	26°C	204 mm	85%	85%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	29°C	26°C	220 mm	85%	85%	4.4	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	26°C	245 mm	84%	84%	4.6	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	25°C	260 mm	85%	83%	4.5	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	25°C	248 mm	85%	75%	4.4	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	25°C	108 mm	83%	52%	4.8	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

24°C

20 mm

79%

31%

5.5

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

30°C

24°C

9 mm

74%

26%

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

31°C

25°C

18 mm

70%

36%

6.1

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

31°C

25°C

107 mm

73%

54%

5.8

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

26°C

245 mm

81%

82%

4.8

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

26°C

253 mm

84%

83%

4.3

37°C

Wet

July

29°C

26°C

204 mm

85%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

29°C

26°C

220 mm

85%

4.4

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

26°C

245 mm

84%

4.6

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

25°C

260 mm

85%

83%

4.5

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

25°C

248 mm

85%

75%

4.4

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

25°C

108 mm

83%

52%

4.8

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery