Climate · Panama

Bocas del Toro

Warm all year, with rain spread through the year.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years9.3°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan83°28°73°23°Rain on almost every day.
  2. Feb83°28°73°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar84°29°73°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  4. Apr85°29°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  5. May86°30°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  6. Jun86°30°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  7. Jul85°29°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  8. Aug85°29°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  9. Sep86°30°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  10. Oct85°29°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  11. Nov84°29°74°23°Rain on almost every day.
  12. Dec83°28°73°23°Rain on almost every day.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

Highs hardly move, between 83°F and 86°F all year, with nights near 74°F. Rain falls on almost every day, spread through the year. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.Highs hardly move, between 28°C and 30°C all year, with nights near 23°C. Rain falls on almost every day, spread through the year. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Bocas del Toro sits

America/Panama

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Latitude
9.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Panama City300 km east

The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Bocas del Toro, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 83°F in December and January to 86°F in May and June.Highs from 28°C in December and January to 30°C in May and June.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (100% of days), driest in April (90%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in January (52% cover), cloudiest in May and June (80%).

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Bocas del Toro, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryAt its best
73°23°83°28°
7 days52%11h 39m
FebruaryAt its best
73°23°83°28°
6 days57%11h 49m
March
73°23°84°29°
6 days60%12h 04m
April
74°23°85°29°
6 days71%12h 20m
May
75°24°86°30°
7 days80%12h 33m
June
75°24°86°30°
7 days80%12h 39m
JulyAt its best
75°24°85°29°
7 days77%12h 36m
AugustAt its best
75°24°85°29°
7 days77%12h 25m
September
75°24°86°30°
7 days76%12h 09m
October
75°24°85°29°
7 days80%11h 54m
NovemberAt its best
74°23°84°29°
7 days77%11h 41m
DecemberAt its best
73°23°83°28°
7 days58%11h 35m

When is the best time to visit Bocas del Toro?


The best months are July to August, or November to February: highs near 84°F, nights near 74°F, and rain on almost every day.The best months are July to August, or November to February: highs near 29°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on almost every day.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Bocas del Toro?

May and June, with highs near 86°F and lows near 75°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 83°F.May and June, with highs near 30°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 28°C.

When does it rain most in Bocas del Toro?

July, with rain on almost every day. April is the driest, with rain on about six days a week.

How long are the days in Bocas del Toro?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Bocas del Toro?

January, when cloud covers about 52% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 80%.

Places with a year like Bocas del Toro's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Bocas del Toro's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Bocas del Toro's summer.

Elsewhere in Panama

All of Panama

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 9 km north-west of Bocas del Toro. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.