When to go · Panama City
Panama City, month by month
The best months for Panama City: Jan, Feb, Mar. Months to avoid: Oct, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry season; hot, breezy.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatDriest month; Carnival dates move.33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatDry, very hot by afternoon.33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedHot; first rains late in the month.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedRainy season starts; afternoon storms.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedWet afternoons; mornings usually fine.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyMixedShowers most afternoons.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedWet; humid.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberMixedWet; heavy rain possible.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberAvoidAmong the wettest months; flooding on some roads.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 19 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidWet; national holidays crowd the old town.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 19 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodRains ease; Christmas season busy.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Panama City, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Feb: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Feb: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 6
Feb: 3 (better)
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 3
Feb: 1
January: Dry season; hot, breezy.
February: Driest month; Carnival dates move.
Panama City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.