Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Banco features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3588 mm (141.3 inches) and receives 312 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Banco enjoys an average of 3322 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Banco are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Banco experiences 152 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Banco, Chiriquí, Panama with other places around the world.
El Banco usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 468 mm (18.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Banco are January, February and March. On average, 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95 (3.8) | 69 (2.7) | 67 (2.6) | 242 (9.5) | 423 (16.6) | 379 (14.9) | 374 (14.7) | 386 (15.2) | 370 (14.6) | 512 (20.2) | 469 (18.4) | 202 (8.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
The sunniest months in El Banco are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Banco: January, August and October receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 255 | 300 | 338 | 311 | 266 | 261 | 255 | 252 | 258 | 246 | 262 | 310 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 40m | 11h 50m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 30m | 12h 36m | 12h 33m | 12h 22m | 12h 8m | 11h 54m | 11h 42m | 11h 36m |
El Banco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Banco UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |