Panama · Month guide

Panama in December

Around 28 °C with 170 mm of rain and 5.6 hours of sun a day.

December is a solid shoulder-season month in Panama. Around 28 °C with 170 mm of rain and 5.6 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Panama · December

What the weather usually does

Panama · typical month

Day / night
23 – 28 °C
Year range 22 – 29 °C
Rainfall
170 mm
Year range 64 – 405 mm
Sunshine
5.6 hr / day
Year range 3.2 – 7.1 hr / day

What’s open · December

Things to do in Panama in December

Nothing in Panama shuts for the season; December runs the full list.

Open
Diving, snorkelling and the canal
the start of the drier stretch, which runs November to April
Sources: adventure-life.com, responsibletravel.com, celebritycruises.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

12 regions · current month

Panama, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Panama

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Exercise increased caution

Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-08-23

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-23Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Parts of Panama carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	28.6	22.3	21.1	29.9
February	29.0	22.4	21.2	30.0
March	29.4	22.6	21.4	30.7
April	29.4	23.2	22.0	30.7
May	29.1	23.6	22.7	30.6
June	28.7	23.3	22.4	30.2
July	28.8	23.3	22.5	30.1
August	28.8	23.2	22.4	30.2
September	28.7	23.2	22.4	30.1
October	28.3	23.0	22.3	29.6
November	27.8	22.8	22.1	29.4
December	28.3	22.6	21.6	29.4

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	88
February	64
March	71
April	181
May	337
June	365
July	363
August	348
September	346
October	405
November	404
December	170

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	6.6
February	7.1
March	7.0
April	5.6
May	3.7
June	3.2
July	3.3
August	3.5
September	3.8
October	3.7
November	3.4
December	5.6

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	9.4	5.6	14.4
February	10.9	5.6	16.2
March	9.9	5.7	14.7
April	7.3	4.0	12.3
May	5.0	3.6	7.7
June	4.8	3.5	6.6
July	5.3	4.0	7.2
August	5.1	3.9	6.9
September	4.9	3.8	6.9
October	5.5	3.9	8.4
November	6.0	4.1	11.0
December	7.3	4.6	10.7