Río Hato weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇦 Panama · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Río Hato is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with March and January close behind. Río Hato averages about 1,882 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in February.
Jump to: month-by-month table · sea temperature · nearby alternatives · embed this data
- Sun hours / year
- 1,882
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 2,139 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 26 m
When is the best time to visit Río Hato?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Río Hato is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (62/100, 278 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Río Hato?
Río Hato gets a moderate 1,882 hours of sunshine a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #7 of 12 destinations in Panama for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,896 hours. The year's 2,139 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 | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 21 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 9 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 15 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 108 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 278 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 273 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 246 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 255 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 279 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 275 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 269 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 111 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Río Hato by month
The sea off Río Hato is warmest in May at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February 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.
See Río Hato on the interactive sunshine globe →
Nearby places for sunshine
- Panama City Panama · 113 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Montería Colombia · 476 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 483 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Quibdó Colombia · 487 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 499 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Cartagena Colombia · 556 km · best in Jan · 2,547 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chitré Panama · 53 km · 1,976 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Panamá City Panama · 83 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Albrook Panama · 91 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Pedasí Panama · 94 km · 1,977 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Colón Panama · 113 km · 1,770 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Put the Río Hato sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Río Hato's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: