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Monthly climate in San Jose, Herrera, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Jose features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2521 mm (99.3 inches) and receives 229 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Jose enjoys an average of 3160 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Jose, Herrera, Panama §

The warmest months in San Jose are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °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, San Jose 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 San Jose, Herrera, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°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
(79°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Jose, Herrera, Panama §

San Jose usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 356 mm (14.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Jose are January, February and March. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Jose, Herrera, 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) 37 (1.4) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 89 (3.5) 322 (12.7) 335 (13.2) 299 (11.8) 297 (11.7) 336 (13.2) 398 (15.7) 299 (11.8) 97 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 1 1 11 28 29 28 29 29 29 26 13

Monthly sunshine hours in San Jose, Herrera, Panama §

The sunniest months in San Jose are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Jose: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Jose, Herrera, 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 259 301 339 310 242 222 221 219 232 247 253 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 41m 11h 51m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 28m 12h 34m 12h 31m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 44m 11h 39m

Solar UV radiation in San Jose, Herrera, Panama §

San Jose 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 San Jose UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Jose, Herrera, 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 15 13 13 13 13 13 12 10