North & Central America · City travel
Best time to visit Panama City
Early Jan–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.3°C, with 1.2 rainy days per 10 days.
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Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 29.9°C | 1.5 | 32.9% |
| February | Best | 30.7°C | 0.8 | 29.8% |
| March | Great | 31.6°C | 1.5 | 38.8% |
| April | Fair | 31.7°C | 4.5 | 56.8% |
| May | Avoid | 30.3°C | 7.8 | 80.6% |
| June | Avoid | 29.5°C | 8.3 | 83.1% |
| July | Avoid | 29.3°C | 8.6 | 83.1% |
| August | Avoid | 29.2°C | 8.5 | 84.4% |
| September | Avoid | 29.1°C | 8.5 | 84.4% |
| October | Avoid | 28.8°C | 8.6 | 83.1% |
| November | Off-season | 28.9°C | 8.4 | 75.6% |
| December | Good | 29.5°C | 4.9 | 52.5% |
Questions and answers
- When is the best time to visit Panama City?
- Early Jan–Late Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.3°C, with 1.2 rainy days per 10 days.
- When should I avoid visiting Panama City?
- Early May–Late Sep, Mid Oct–Late Oct is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 29.4°C, with 8.4 rainy days per 10 days.
- What is the rainiest time of year in Panama City?
- July, September, October, with about 8.6 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.