Panamá City weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Panamá City is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and March close behind. Panamá City averages about 2,204 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,204

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,937 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

30°C / 86°F

Population

1.3M

Elevation

9 m

When is the best time to visit Panamá City?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Panamá City is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (64/100, 245 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Panamá City?

Panamá City gets a moderate 2,204 hours of sunshine a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than May (64). Panamá City is the sunniest of the 12 destinations tracked in Panama. The year's 1,937 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Panamá City by month

The sea off Panamá City is warmest in May at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°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

• Panama City Panama · 29 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
• Montería Colombia · 415 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
• San Andrés Colombia · 469 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
• Cartagena Colombia · 479 km · best in Jan · 2,547 h sun/yr
• Quibdó Colombia · 485 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
• San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 520 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Albrook Panama · 8 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Colón Panama · 57 km · 1,770 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Contadora Island Panama · 70 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Río Hato Panama · 83 km · 1,882 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Chitré Panama · 136 km · 1,976 h sun/yr · best in Feb