Best: Jan-Mar
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on November and a markedly drier stretch around February. In February, expect highs around 32°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
The Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks visitor center lets you watch massive ships transit the canal at close range, and Casco Viejo's restored colonial old town is worth a half-day of wandering for its architecture, rooftop bars, and restaurants. The San Blas Islands, a car-free archipelago run by the indigenous Guna people, are a genuinely different, slower-paced add-on if you have extra time.
Try sancocho and ceviche, staples of Panamanian cuisine.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/23°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/23°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/24°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/23°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).