When to go · Bocas del Toro

Bocas del Toro in July

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec and Jul–Aug (wettest; Dec averages about 560 mm).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 22
Crowds: Medium; Panama overall
Prices: Medium; Panama overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Bocas del Toro

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec and Jul–Aug (wettest; Dec averages about 560 mm).

July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Bocas del ToroHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 22 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 22 days
Caribbean, Panama · Bocas del Toro, Guna Yala, Portobelorainy
Rain possible any month; September–October and February–March are the driest spells; outside the hurricane belt.

Panama overall: Humpback whales arrive at the Pearl Islands (Jul–Oct).

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bocas del Toro, side by side.

First month

Second month

July: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec and Jul–Aug (wettest; Dec averages about 560 mm).

February: Inside Bocas del Toro's best window: Sep–Oct and Feb–Mar (drier spells).

Bocas del Toro: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.