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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4248 mm (167.3 inches) and receives 305 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3282 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, Panama §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 99 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 Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°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
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, Panama §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 30 rainy days and 548 mm (21.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are January, February and March. On average, 67 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, 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) 81 (3.2) 67 (2.6) 54 (2.1) 285 (11.2) 504 (19.8) 476 (18.8) 456 (18.0) 481 (18.9) 502 (19.8) 637 (25.1) 494 (19.4) 210 (8.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 12 11 27 31 30 31 31 30 30 30 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, Panama §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: August, September and October receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, 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 254 300 337 307 257 260 255 249 254 239 256 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 36m 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, Panama §

Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, Chiriquí, 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) 12 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 12 11