Panama City Beach weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Panama City Beach is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with October and November close behind. Panama City Beach averages about 2,639 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,639
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,449 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 18 m
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When is the best time to visit Panama City Beach?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Panama City Beach is May, then October and November. The dullest month is January (52/100, 93 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Panama City Beach?
Panama City Beach gets a lot of sun: around 2,639 hours a year. May (81/100) is noticeably better than January (52). It ranks #160 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,449 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 | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 93 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 131 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 115 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 119 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 76 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 145 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 170 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 175 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 122 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 83 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 133 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Panama City Beach by month
The sea off Panama City Beach is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach United States · 70 km · best in May · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Pensacola United States · 134 km · best in Nov · 2,723 h sun/yr
- Tallahassee United States · 138 km · best in Oct · 2,611 h sun/yr
- Montgomery United States · 223 km · best in Oct · 2,509 h sun/yr
- Mobile United States · 237 km · best in Nov · 2,621 h sun/yr
- Gulfport United States · 314 km · best in Nov · 2,546 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Destin United States · 65 km · 2,690 h sun/yr · best in May
- Dothan United States · 112 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Panama City Beach compares month by month: Panama City Beach vs Tallahassee · Panama City Beach vs Pensacola · Panama City Beach vs Destin-Fort Walton Beach · all comparisons
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