Isla Colón weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇦 Panama · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Isla Colón is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with March and January close behind. Isla Colón 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
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Isla Colón?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Isla Colón 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 Isla Colón?
Isla Colón 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 #11 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 | 30° / 86°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 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 278 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°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 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 361 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 197 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Isla Colón by month
The sea off Isla Colón is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°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 · 227 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 316 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 365 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 387 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 529 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Montería Colombia · 708 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Changuinola Panama · 32 km · 1,599 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- David Panama · 108 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Limón Costa Rica · 109 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Golfito Costa Rica · 128 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica · 146 km · 2,169 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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