How warm does Panama City & the canal get?

Typical daytime highs in Panama City & the canal are Mar–May 31°C (88°F), Jun–Aug 29°C (84°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (83°F), Dec–Feb 31°C (87°F).

Is Panama City & the canal expensive?

On the ground, Panama City & the canal is mid-range.

Latin America & Caribbean / Panama

Panama City & the canal

Q: What sort of trip is Panama City & the canal good for?

Panama City & the canal is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things.

Panama City & the canal · Panama · Tocumen

Container ships squeezing through locks built over a century ago, a rainforest with howler monkeys twenty minutes from the skyscrapers, and islands offshore where the plan is simply not to have one.

The best time to visit Panama City & the canal is Dec–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 31°C (88°F). Local time there is 04:36 (UTC-5).

Best time to go

Dec–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

PTY · Tocumen

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things

In season

January February March April December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 340mm0 to 13.4in

January · high 87°F · rain 1.5in · 11.6h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Tocumen, this page’s gateway

Panama City & the canal month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	31°C87°F	39mm1.5in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
February	32°C89°F	21mm0.8in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
March	32°C89°F	37mm1.5in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
April	31°C88°F	130mm5.1in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
May	30°C85°F	308mm12.1in	12.5h12.5h
June	29°C84°F	314mm12.4in	12.6h12.6h
July	29°C85°F	313mm12.3in	12.6h12.6h
August	29°C84°F	333mm13.1in	12.4h12.4h
September	29°C84°F	299mm11.8in	12.2h12.2h
October	28°C83°F	327mm12.9in	11.9h11.9h
November	28°C83°F	337mm13.3in	11.7h11.7h
December	30°C86°F	103mm4.1in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: PAB · Panamanian balboa
Language: Spanish
Plug: A, B
Driving: on the right

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