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Monthly climate in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Empalme features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3279 mm (129.1 inches) and receives 314 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Empalme enjoys an average of 3422 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama §

The warmest months in El Empalme are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Empalme experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama §

El Empalme usually has the most precipitation in May, July and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 390 mm (15.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Empalme are January, February and March. On average, 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 192 (7.6) 126 (4.9) 133 (5.2) 197 (7.7) 375 (14.8) 326 (12.8) 431 (17.0) 314 (12.4) 239 (9.4) 365 (14.4) 313 (12.3) 268 (10.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 21 26 26 29 29 29 29 28 28 26 24

Monthly sunshine hours in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama §

The sunniest months in El Empalme are February, March and April, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Empalme: January, July and October receive an average of 8 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 238 294 330 314 290 278 271 278 281 275 278 290
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 38m 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama §

El Empalme experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Empalme UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Empalme, Bocas del Toro, Panama.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 11 10