Monthly climate in Santa Maria, Chiriquí, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Maria features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 5141 mm (202.4 inches) and receives 307 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Maria enjoys an average of 3183 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Maria, Chiriquí, Panama §

The warmest months in Santa Maria are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Maria experiences 324 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 Maria, 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 31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
17°C
(63°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Maria, Chiriquí, Panama §

Santa Maria usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 658 mm (25.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Maria are January, February and March. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Maria, 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) 127 (5.0) 62 (2.4) 59 (2.3) 322 (12.7) 568 (22.4) 564 (22.2) 601 (23.7) 611 (24.0) 550 (21.7) 667 (26.3) 696 (27.4) 314 (12.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 14 9 26 31 30 31 31 30 30 30 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Maria, Chiriquí, Panama §

The sunniest months in Santa Maria are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Maria: August, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Maria, 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 259 301 339 307 249 242 238 227 235 220 248 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 30m 12h 36m 12h 32m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 43m 11h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Maria, Chiriquí, Panama §

Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Maria, 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 13 14 15 14 13 13 13 14 14 12 10