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Panama, month by month

The best months for Panama: Jan, Feb, Mar.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry and windy on the Pacific; peak season; Boquete flower fair (check).Pacific side: best weather · Chiriquí highlands: best weather · Caribbean: fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGreatDry; Carnival may fall here (check) — Panama City and Las Tablas full.Pacific side: best weather · Chiriquí highlands: best weather · Caribbean: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGreatDry and hot; Caribbean calm; Semana Santa possible (check).Pacific side: best weather · Chiriquí highlands: best weather · Caribbean: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodHot, last dry weeks on the Pacific.Pacific side: best weather · Chiriquí highlands: fine · Caribbean: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedRains start; quieter.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneMixedAfternoon storms; lush Canal forests.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyMixedHumpback whales arrive at the Pearl Islands (Jul–Oct).Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: rainyCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustMixedWet on the Pacific; whales; good time for Bocas turtles.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberMixedDriest spell in Bocas del Toro; Pacific wet.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberMixedWettest in Panama City; Bocas often calm and clear.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberMixedRainy; patriotic holidays (3–5, 10, 28 Nov) close offices and fill beaches.Pacific side: rainy · Chiriquí highlands: rainy · Caribbean: rainyCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberGoodDry season arrives mid-month; Christmas demand.Pacific side: fine · Chiriquí highlands: fine · Caribbean: rainyCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Panama, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 3

    Feb: 1

January: Dry and windy on the Pacific; peak season; Boquete flower fair (check).

February: Dry; Carnival may fall here (check) — Panama City and Las Tablas full.

Panama: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pacific sidePanama City, Canal, Pearl Islands, AzueroBestBestBestBestWetWetWetWetWetWetWetOK
Chiriquí highlandsBoquete, Volcán, Cerro PuntaBestBestBestOKWetWetWetWetWetWetWetOK
CaribbeanBocas del Toro, Guna Yala, PortobeloOKBestBestOKOKWetWetOKBestBestWetWet