Monthly climate in San Jose, Los Santos, Panama

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Jose 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.San Jose 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.

Monthly average temperatures in San Jose, Los Santos, 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 - 80 °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, Los Santos, 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 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)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Jose, Los Santos, Panama §

San Jose 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 San Jose are January, February and March. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Jose, Los Santos, 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) 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

Monthly sunshine hours in San Jose, Los Santos, Panama §

The sunniest months in San Jose are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Jose: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Jose, Los Santos, 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 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

Solar UV radiation in San Jose, Los Santos, Panama §

San Jose 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 San Jose UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Jose, Los Santos, 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 14 14 13 12 11