Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palmira features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2750 mm (108.3 inches) and receives 242 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palmira enjoys an average of 3338 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palmira 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 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palmira experiences 329 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 (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°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 (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°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) | 22°C (72°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palmira, Los Santos, Panama with other places around the world.
Palmira usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 394 mm (15.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palmira are January, February and March. On average, 14 mm (0.5 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) | 26 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 90 (3.5) | 344 (13.5) | 330 (13.0) | 416 (16.4) | 317 (12.5) | 347 (13.7) | 419 (16.5) | 341 (13.4) | 105 (4.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Palmira are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palmira: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 304 | 343 | 323 | 273 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 252 | 270 | 262 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 42m | 11h 52m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 27m | 12h 33m | 12h 30m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 45m | 11h 40m |
Palmira 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 Palmira 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 |