Panama weather
Loading live data…Latest for Panama: European (ECMWF): 80° Light showers · American (NOAA GFS): 77° Partly cloudy · German (DWD ICON): 80° Overcast.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Panama and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Panama? Panama, Panama, sits at 9.0°N in a tropical climate zone. The averages on this page are measured at Panama City, the main gateway for US travellers; inland and mountain areas run cooler. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Panama right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Panama
Panama is warm year-round. Even January stays mild (lows near 73°F), so the main thing to plan around is the October wet season.
Panama weather by month
what to expect in Panama through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Panama's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °F, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Panama by season.
Panama compared with New York City
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Panama 87°F, New York City 63°F
Rain over a year
Panama 91 in, New York City 50 in
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Panama runs 24°F warmer than New York City, with every month between +1°F and +48°F. Over a year it gets 82% more rain than New York City.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Panama | New York City | Difference | Sunlight, Panama | Sunlight, New York City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88°F | 40°F | +48°F | 91% | 68% |
| February | 90°F | 42°F | +48°F | 93% | 71% |
| March | 91°F | 50°F | +41°F | 91% | 69% |
| April | 91°F | 62°F | +29°F | 84% | 71% |
| May | 88°F | 71°F | +17°F | 70% | 70% |
| June | 85°F | 80°F | +5°F | 63% | 76% |
| July | 86°F | 85°F | +1°F | 63% | 80% |
| August | 85°F | 83°F | +2°F | 63% | 78% |
| September | 85°F | 76°F | +9°F | 66% | 76% |
| October | 84°F | 65°F | +19°F | 67% | 71% |
| November | 84°F | 54°F | +30°F | 70% | 72% |
| December | 87°F | 44°F | +43°F | 82% | 66% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Panama: no weather station within 30 km at a similar height, so lows are ERA5 point values for 2023-2024, corrected month by month by NASA POWER's difference between those two years and 1991-2020, and highs are the uncorrected ERA5 values, which tested closer to station normals; rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. New York City: station normals from New York Central Park (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. New York City stands in for the US here; other cities have their own climate tables.