Changuinola weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇦 Panama · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Changuinola is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with March and January close behind. Changuinola averages about 1,599 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 67 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,599
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 2,686 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Changuinola?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Changuinola is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (60/100, 295 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Changuinola?
Changuinola isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,599 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate February from May. It ranks #12 of 12 destinations in Panama for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,896 hours. The year's 2,686 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 124 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 67 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 82 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 132 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 295 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 278 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 320 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 269 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 245 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 316 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 361 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 197 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Changuinola by month
The sea off Changuinola is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in December at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 195 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 346 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 355 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 358 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 498 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 724 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Isla Colón Panama · 32 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Limón Costa Rica · 79 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Golfito Costa Rica · 116 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- David Panama · 119 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 134 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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