Weather in Bocas del Toro

Calculated from weather data of Bocas del Toro International Airport (MPBO) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.5	29.1	28.0	28.3	0.0	0.0
February	11.7	28.3	27.8	27.8	0.0	0.0
March	12.4	30.1	28.3	28.1	0.0	0.0
April	11.7	29.6	28.8	29.0	0.0	0.0
May	9.2		30.1	29.5	0.0	0.0
June	8.6		30.1	28.5	0.0	0.0
July	8.3		29.0	28.6	0.0	0.0
August	8.7		30.0	29.5	0.0	0.0
September	9.1		30.1	30.0	0.0	0.0
October	8.2		30.1	29.1	0.0	1.8
November	9.7		30.1	28.3	3.2	0.0
December	11.7		29.3	27.1	28.0	0.0
Average	11.3	29.3	29.3	28.7	3.1	0.1

5th highest temperature of Panama

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.2	24	23	20	0	0
February	9.7	25	23	22	0	0
March	9.9	24	23	23	0	0
April	9.8	25	24	24	0	0
May	7.3		26	22	0	0
June	7.1		26	23	0	0
July	7.2		25	25	0	0
August	7.4		25	25	0	0
September	7.8		26	26	0	0
October	7.0		27	25	0	0
November	8.4		27	24	2	0
December	10.1		26	23	23	0
Average	9.5	24.8	25.0	23.6	2.4

3rd lowest temperature of Panama

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	29	91	35	0	1
25 °C or warmer	115	294	278	27	1
20 °C or warmer	120	301	292	30	1
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.4	6	7	5	10	16
February	8.4	17	14	8	8	3
March	7.1	7	8	9	14	3
April	10.2	8	4	12	18	17
May	7.2		6	12	17	8
June	7.1		4	10	5	14
July	14.3		13	13	9	11
August	7.7		7	4	11	8
September	4.0		4	1	4	3
October	6.4		11	6	1	1
November	12.5		7	13	16	14
December	12.5		11	11	14	13
Average	9.1	9.6	7.7	8.3	10.7	9.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.4	11	10	10	9	8
February	9.1	12	11	10	8	8
March	9.0	9	10	10	9	6
April	8.2	10	9	9	7	7
May	7.4		9	9	8	6
June	6.9		8	8	7	5
July	8.4		10	10	8	7
August	7.9		9	9	7	6
September	6.6		9	9	5	5
October	6.5		9	9	5	5
November	8.5		10	8	8	6
December	9.5		12	9	10	10
Average	8.3	10.6	9.7	9.1	7.7	6.8

5th highest wind speed of Panama

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	W	W
February	NW	NW	NW	NW	W
March	NW	N	NW	W	NW
April	NW	N	NW	NW	NW
May		N	NW	W	N
June		NW	NW	NW	NW
July		NW	NW	W	NW
August		NW	NW	W	NW
September		N	N	NW	N
October		N	NW	N	NW
November		NW	NW	NW	W
December		NW	W	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Bocas del Toro weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Bocas del Toro?

The warmest month is March with an average temperature of 12 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Bocas del Toro?

The coldest month is October with an average daytime temperature of 8 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Bocas del Toro?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in July with a probability of around 14.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Bocas del Toro?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 4.1 %.