Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Lucia features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3955 mm (155.7 inches) and receives 266 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Lucia enjoys an average of 3105 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 Santa Lucia are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Lucia experiences 325 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 | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°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 (77°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Lucia, Chiriquí, Panama with other places around the world.
Santa Lucia usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 29 rainy days and 537 mm (21.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Lucia 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) | 59 (2.3) | 20 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 233 (9.2) | 514 (20.2) | 443 (17.4) | 471 (18.5) | 452 (17.8) | 476 (18.7) | 563 (22.2) | 533 (21.0) | 163 (6.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Santa Lucia are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Lucia: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257 | 301 | 338 | 305 | 239 | 224 | 221 | 215 | 221 | 224 | 246 | 308 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 41m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 29m | 12h 35m | 12h 32m | 12h 21m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 43m | 11h 38m |
Santa Lucia 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 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 Lucia 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 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |