Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Palmar features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2940 mm (115.8 inches) and receives 278 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Palmar enjoys an average of 3183 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Palmar are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Palmar experiences 329 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 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) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Palmar, Chiriquí, Panama with other places around the world.
El Palmar usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 430 mm (16.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Palmar are January, February and March. On average, 36 mm (1.4 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) | 54 (2.1) | 34 (1.3) | 21 (0.8) | 124 (4.9) | 319 (12.6) | 310 (12.2) | 321 (12.6) | 391 (15.4) | 338 (13.3) | 479 (18.9) | 419 (16.5) | 132 (5.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
The sunniest months in El Palmar are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Palmar: August, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 259 | 301 | 339 | 307 | 249 | 242 | 238 | 227 | 235 | 220 | 248 | 314 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 41m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 29m | 12h 35m | 12h 32m | 12h 21m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 43m | 11h 38m |
El Palmar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Palmar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |