January Weather in Chimán Panama

Daily high temperatures are around 90°F, rarely falling below 86°F or exceeding 92°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 73°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 77°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 73°F on January 24.

For reference, on April 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Chimán typically range from 74°F to 90°F, while on January 22, the coldest day of the year, they range from 73°F to 90°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

South Tangerang, Indonesia (12,047 miles away) and Makassar, Indonesia (11,186 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Chimán (view comparison).

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The month of January in Chimán experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 52% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51% on January 13.

The clearest day of the month is January 13, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on July 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 96%, while on January 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 49%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Chimán, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 12% and ending it at 5%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on November 10, and its lowest chance is 5% on February 1.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Chimán is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 1.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.4 inches.

Over the course of January in Chimán, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Chimán is 6:29 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:35 AM on January 29.

The earliest sunset is 6:06 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 14 minutes later at 6:20 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Chimán during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets 12 hours, 38 minutes later, at 6:35 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:24 AM and sets 11 hours, 37 minutes later, at 6:01 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Chimán is essentially constant during January, remaining within 1% of 98% throughout.

For reference, on May 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 9, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 96% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Chimán is increasing during January, increasing from 12.0 miles per hour to 13.8 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.9 miles per hour, while on June 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.4 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Chimán throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 99% on January 29.

Chimán is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Chimán is gradually decreasing during January, falling by 2°F, from 81°F to 79°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Chimán are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Chimán are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 899°F, from 31°F to 930°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Chimán is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 6.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chimán are 8.691 deg latitude, -78.636 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chimán contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 948 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 102 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,824 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,728 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chimán is covered by water (66%) and trees (25%), within 10 miles by water (65%) and trees (18%), and within 50 miles by water (62%) and trees (20%).