Panama City, Panama

There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Panama City's numbers hold their own: a 94/100 sun score at its January peak, when rain interrupts roughly 30% of days. For a city break in the tropics, the data is a good starting point.

The year runs from average lows of 24°C in November to highs of 32°C in March. Rain is most likely in September, when about 97% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in February (20%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 31°C highs with 64% rain-day odds, summer 29°C at 96%, autumn 29°C at 94%, and winter 31°C at 37%. That makes winter the statistical sweet spot (season score 92), with spring a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out. If your dates are flexible, December buys you 30°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Panama City

The best month on record is January — a 94/100 sun score, built on 46% cloud cover and 30% rain-day odds — followed by February and December. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–June and August–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, July scores just 67, the weakest month of the year.

Put against its 126 tropical peers in January, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 78% of them.

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As of the latest refresh, Panama City's next 15 days span 23°C to 32°C; none days look mostly sunny while 13 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 89/100.