Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cortezo features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4022 mm (158.3 inches) and receives 273 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Cortezo enjoys an average of 3167 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Cortezo are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cortezo 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 | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Cortezo, Los Santos, Panama with other places around the world.
El Cortezo usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 517 mm (20.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Cortezo are January, February and March. On average, 45 mm (1.8 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) | 75 (3.0) | 25 (1.0) | 35 (1.4) | 243 (9.6) | 477 (18.8) | 474 (18.6) | 478 (18.8) | 506 (19.9) | 489 (19.3) | 541 (21.3) | 503 (19.8) | 176 (6.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 |
The sunniest months in El Cortezo are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Cortezo: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263 | 302 | 341 | 312 | 245 | 223 | 220 | 215 | 230 | 244 | 251 | 313 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 43m | 11h 52m | 12h 4m | 12h 16m | 12h 27m | 12h 32m | 12h 29m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 56m | 11h 45m | 11h 40m |
El Cortezo 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 El Cortezo 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 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |