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The climate of Panama is tropical, and can be divided into two distinct climatic regions: the coast along the Caribbean Sea and the coast along the Pacific Ocean, both climatic regions have temperatures ranging between 25 ° C and 32 ° C .
The coast of the Caribbean Sea is much more rainy than that of the Pacific, it receives an average annual rainfall that varies between 1,500 and 3,600 mm, while the coast along the Pacific Ocean receives around 1,100 / 2,300 mm per year.
Also along the Caribbean coast it rains with the same intensity throughout the year, while along the Pacific coast there is a dry season between January and April.
The southern regions of the country near the border with Colombia, on the other hand, have a rainy season that lasts all year long, even along the Pacific coast. Due to the tropical climate that characterizes the whole country, the relative humidity is very high in the whole country.
The sea water temperature both along the Pacific Ocean coast and along the Caribbean Sea is around 28 ° C throughout the year.
WHEN TO GO TO PANAMA
The most suitable months for a trip to Panama are the driest months (at least along the Pacific coast) between January and April.
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THE CLIMATE OF PANAMA: CLIMATIC TABLES
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| PANAMÁ (2 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 18,5 | 33,4 | 29,3 | 2,9 |
| February | 18,4 | 34,2 | 10,1 | 1,3 |
| March | 18,4 | 34,8 | 13,1 | 1,4 |
| April | 19,5 | 35,4 | 64,7 | 4,9 |
| May | 21,1 | 34,5 | 225,1 | 15,0 |
| June | 21,3 | 33,8 | 235,0 | 16,0 |
| July | 21,0 | 33,9 | 168,5 | 14,0 |
| August | 20,9 | 33,9 | 219,9 | 15,0 |
| September | 21,0 | 32,9 | 253,9 | 17,0 |
| October | 20,8 | 32,6 | 330,7 | 20,0 |
| November | 20,3 | 32,9 | 252,3 | 16,0 |
| December | 19,2 | 33,3 | 104,6 | 7,5 |
| YEAR | 20,0 | 33,8 | 1907,2 | 131 |
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| PANAMÁ (Pacific Coast) | ||||
| Month | Sea Water Temperature °C | |||
| January | 28 | |||
| February | 28 | |||
| March | 28 | |||
| April | 28 | |||
| May | 28 | |||
| June | 28 | |||
| July | 28 | |||
| August | 28 | |||
| September | 28 | |||
| October | 28 | |||
| November | 28 | |||
| December | 28 | |||
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| PANAMÁ (Caribbean Coast) | ||||
| Month | Sea Water Temperature °C | |||
| January | 27 | |||
| February | 27 | |||
| March | 27 | |||
| April | 28 | |||
| May | 28 | |||
| June | 28 | |||
| July | 28 | |||
| August | 28 | |||
| September | 28 | |||
| October | 28 | |||
| November | 28 | |||
| December | 28 | |||
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