Panamá Province · Panama
Panama City in May
In May, Panama City averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 224 mm of rain over the month. Panama City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 224 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 78
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Panama City
May is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Panama City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is 1 °C cooler than April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 224 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 153 mm (1832 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 30 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 40 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 17 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 24 °C | 14 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 25 °C | 66 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 24 °C | 224 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 24 °C | 176 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 24 °C | 189 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 23 °C | 192 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 23 °C | 289 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 23 °C | 276 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 23 °C | 151 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Panama City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 224 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Panama City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Panama in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Panama City
This guide lists 78 places to stay in Panama City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 18; 1–3 km, 46; 3–10 km, 12; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.