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Monthly climate in Zapallal, Darién, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zapallal features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2394 mm (94.2 inches) and receives 277 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zapallal enjoys an average of 3500 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 Zapallal, Darién, Panama §

The warmest months in Zapallal are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °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, Zapallal experiences 329 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 Zapallal, Darién, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°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 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zapallal, Darién, Panama §

Zapallal usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 301 mm (11.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zapallal are January, February and March. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zapallal, Darién, 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) 48 (1.9) 15 (0.6) 40 (1.6) 152 (6.0) 293 (11.5) 307 (12.1) 296 (11.7) 299 (11.8) 285 (11.2) 289 (11.4) 251 (9.9) 119 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 4 10 23 31 29 30 30 30 29 28 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Zapallal, Darién, Panama §

The sunniest months in Zapallal are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zapallal: January, June and August receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zapallal, Darién, 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 263 301 334 315 290 269 283 275 279 283 286 318
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

Solar UV radiation in Zapallal, Darién, Panama §

Zapallal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 Zapallal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zapallal, Darién, 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 13 13 12 10