David weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇦 Panama · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit David is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with January close behind. David averages about 1,910 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 28 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,910
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 2,217 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 83k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit David?
For sunshine, the best time to visit David is February, then January. The dullest month is May (62/100, 285 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is David?
David gets a moderate 1,910 hours of sunshine a year. February (85/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #6 of 12 destinations in Panama for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,896 hours. The year's 2,217 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 | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 50 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 28 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 42 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 101 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 62 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 285 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 232 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 272 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 265 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 239 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 292 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 298 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 113 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in David by month
The sea off David is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in November 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 · 264 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 344 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 420 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 473 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 584 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Quibdó Colombia · 706 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Golfito Costa Rica · 87 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 96 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Isla Colón Panama · 108 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Changuinola Panama · 119 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Limón Costa Rica · 186 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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