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Travel guide > America > Climate and weather of Panama
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Panama has a tropical climate with a long rainy season and a short dry season.
Temperatures range between 28 and 32° during the year (they are cooler in the mountains). The rains are higher on the Caribbean coast (1 500 to 3 500 mm per year) than on the Pacific Coast (1 100 to 2 300 mm per year).
Rainy season (May to December)
Temperatures are high (28 to 30° C) and rainfall is abundant (rains usually fall in the afternoon). Sunshine is moderate (four to five hours per day) and humidity is very high (90 to 100%).
Dry season (January to April)
Temperatures are high (30 to 32°) and rainfal is low. Humidity is moderate (70%) and sunshine is high (eight to nine hours per day).
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The climate of Panama is pleasant during the following months :
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April |
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November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Colon
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
26° |
25° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
29° |
29° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
100 |
40 |
30 |
90 |
270 |
360 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
410 |
410 |
290 |
460 |
620 |
320 |
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David
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
33° |
33° |
33° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
30° |
30° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
20 |
40 |
90 |
280 |
340 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
230 |
330 |
430 |
350 |
290 |
60 |
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La Chorrera
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
33° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
min |
25° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
10 |
10 |
80 |
200 |
190 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
180 |
190 |
180 |
260 |
220 |
130 |
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Panama City (Capital of Panama)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
min |
25° |
25° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
min |
26° |
26° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
24 |
13 |
10 |
18 |
26 |
22 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
22 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
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Santiago
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
33° |
34° |
34° |
34° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
31° |
32° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
10 |
100 |
340 |
290 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
230 |
360 |
350 |
410 |
260 |
70 |
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Tocumen
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
33° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
31° |
min |
22° |
22° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
10 |
10 |
60 |
180 |
240 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
140 |
240 |
240 |
340 |
230 |
110 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Panama are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Panama, a country located in Central America, is bordered by Colombia to the east, by the Pacific Ocean to the south, by Costa Rica to the west and by the Caribbean Sea to the north.
Capital: Panama City
Area: 78 000 km²
Population: 3 600 000 inhabitants
Language: Spanish
Currency: Balboa
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