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Best time to visit Panama City

January is the best time to visit Panama City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 69/100
A beach holiday February sea 25 °C
The least cloud February 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 11 mm
Warmth March 31 °C
Cooler weather November 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 69 29 °C 5 94
2 February 67 30 °C 3 97
3 March 66 31 °C 4 94
4 December 55 29 °C 16 72
5 April 54 30 °C 14 73
6 November 51 28 °C 27 72
7 October 51 28 °C 30 71
8 September 50 29 °C 29 70
9 August 49 29 °C 30 70
10 July 49 29 °C 30 70
11 June 48 29 °C 29 69
12 May 48 29 °C 28 70

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 29 °C 42 % 94
February 25 °C 30 °C 42 % 97
March 25 °C 31 °C 47 % 94
April 27 °C 30 °C 67 % 73
May 28 °C 29 °C 89 % 70
June 29 °C 29 °C 92 % 69
July 29 °C 29 °C 93 % 70
August 29 °C 29 °C 93 % 70
September 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 70
October 28 °C 28 °C 89 % 71
November 28 °C 28 °C 82 % 72
December 28 °C 29 °C 59 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 28 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.3 °C 20 mm 42 %
February 30.1 °C 11 mm 42 %
March 30.7 °C 14 mm 47 %
April 30.5 °C 83 mm 67 %
May 29.1 °C 221 mm 89 %
June 28.8 °C 253 mm 92 %
July 28.8 °C 281 mm 93 %
August 28.7 °C 271 mm 93 %
September 28.5 °C 264 mm 91 %
October 28.3 °C 251 mm 89 %
November 28.2 °C 249 mm 82 %
December 28.7 °C 105 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.