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Panama weather in August
August stays rainy, with Panama City’s weather station averaging 220 mm (8.7 in) and NASA POWER putting the Pacific beaches at 311 mm (12.2 in). The days stay hot and damp: 93°F by day and 70°F at night at the station, with humidity around 84%. Cloud cover averages 86% over the city, so the strong sun comes and goes.
August at a glance
Panama City The city, on the Pacific
Rainy
- High
- 93°F 34°C
- Low
- 70°F 21°C
- Rain
- 220 mm 8.7 in
- Rain days
- 15
- Sea
- 84°F 29°C
City weather station, 1971–2000. For comparison with the other places, NASA POWER’s area average: highs 84°F, lows 79°F, 260 mm, humidity 84%. Sea: Panama Bay (Pacific), NOAA OISST.
| Place | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City weather station, 1971–2000 | 93°F | 70°F | 220 mm (rainy) | – | – | 84°F |
| Panama City NASA POWER, 2016–2025 | 84°F | 79°F | 260 mm (rainy) | 84% | 86% | 84°F |
Packing for August? Your list, for these places, with Shabbat and Yom Tov items for your dates.
What to packDay trips in August
- Panama City
- Rainy: 220 mm, wetter than July (169 mm); rain on about 15 days at the station. Sea about 84°F. From Paitilla or Punta Pacífica, the Cinta Costera waterfront is a walk, with no transport needed, so it works on Shabbat too.
- Boquete
- Rainy: 292 mm, about as wet as July. Too far for a day: fly to David or drive about six hours, and stay over with Chabad Boquete’s kosher food.
- Pacific beaches
- Rainy: 311 mm, about as wet as July. Sea about 84°F. No kosher food on the way: pack a cooler.
- Gamboa
- Rainy: 262 mm, about as wet as July. About 25 km from the city; go at dawn for wildlife, and bring all your food.
- San Blas (Guna Yala)
- Rainy: 322 mm, about as wet as July. Sea about 84°F. A very long day by 4x4 and boat from Cartí: bring every passport, all your food and drinking water.
- Bocas del Toro
- Rainy: 314 mm, drier than July (376 mm). Sea about 84°F.
The Jewish calendar in August 2027
- Tisha B’Av: Thu, Aug 12, 2027 (begins the evening before)
4 Shabbatot without Yom Tov. Times for each one.
The year at a glance
- Panama City is dry from January to March and rainy from May to June and from August to November. In April, July and December there is some rain.
Panama City through the yearCity weather station, 1971–2000
Show the numbers
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92°F | 65°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| February | 94°F | 65°F | 10 mm | 1 |
| March | 95°F | 65°F | 13 mm | 1 |
| April | 96°F | 67°F | 65 mm | 5 |
| May | 94°F | 70°F | 225 mm | 15 |
| June | 93°F | 70°F | 235 mm | 16 |
| July | 93°F | 70°F | 169 mm | 14 |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 220 mm | 15 |
| September | 91°F | 70°F | 254 mm | 17 |
| October | 91°F | 69°F | 331 mm | 20 |
| November | 91°F | 69°F | 252 mm | 16 |
| December | 92°F | 67°F | 105 mm | 8 |
Questions people ask
- Does it rain in Panama in August?
- Yes, often: Panama City’s weather station averages 220 mm (8.7 in) of rain in August, with rain on about 15 days in a typical August (WMO, 1971–2000). NASA POWER’s 2016–2025 average for the area is 260 mm (10.2 in).
- How hot is Panama City in August?
- Panama City’s weather station averages 93°F by day and 70°F at night in August (WMO, 1971–2000). NASA POWER’s ten-year average for the area, which covers land and sea together, is milder: 84°F by day and 79°F at night. For Boquete, NASA POWER’s figures cover an area averaging 688 m up (79°F by day and 70°F at night); the town is at about 1,100 m, so it is cooler than that, especially at night.
- Is August a good month for the Caribbean islands?
- San Blas averages 322 mm (12.7 in) of rain in August and Bocas del Toro 314 mm (12.4 in): “rainy” at both by our bands (dry under 60 mm, rainy over 200 mm). The islands are warm all year: highs around 83°F at San Blas.
Another month
Where the numbers come from
- Monthly averages: NASA POWER daily data for 2016–2025 (fetched Tue, Nov 10, 2026), averaged by us: the average day’s high and low, the month’s total rain, humidity and cloud. Each figure covers a grid square of roughly 55 by 70 km of land and sea, so Panama City’s afternoons come out about 4.2°C cooler than at the city’s own weather station.
- Panama City’s figures lead with its weather station normals (1971–2000): World Meteorological Organization, from Panama’s weather service (IMHPA). A rain day there is a day with at least 0.1 mm.
- Left out on purpose: NASA POWER’s rain-day counts, because its model drizzles on most days and counts about 27 “rain days” in a wet-season month where Panama City’s station records 14 to 20; and its UV index, which is a 24-hour average far below the midday peak you feel. Rain days on these pages are the station’s, for Panama City only.
- Our rain bands: “dry” is under 60 mm in the month, “rainy” over 200 mm, and “some rain” in between.
- Forecasts: Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), refreshed at most every half hour.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA NCEI’s daily 0.25° sea-surface temperature analysis, Version v02r01), 2016–2025, averaged by us for one grid cell per sea: Panama Bay (Pacific) (8.625°N, 79.375°W, the open bay south of Panama City); Guna Yala coast (Caribbean) (9.625°N, 78.875°W, off the San Blas islands); Off Bocas del Toro (Caribbean) (9.625°N, 82.125°W, just north of the Bocas del Toro islands). Fetched Tue, Nov 10, 2026. US government data, free to use.
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