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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Los Boquerones Panama

In Los Boquerones, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 72°F to 95°F and is rarely below 69°F or above 98°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Los Boquerones for hot-weather activities is from early December to early March.

Climate in Los Boquerones

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Los Boquerones weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from February 23 to April 22, with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest month of the year in Los Boquerones is April, with an average high of 94°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 6.5 months, from June 2 to December 17, with an average daily high temperature below 86°F. The coldest month of the year in Los Boquerones is October, with an average low of 74°F and high of 84°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Los Boquerones

Average High and Low Temperature in Los BoqueroneshotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1988°FJan 1988°FApr 195°FApr 195°F72°F72°F75°F75°FFeb 2393°FFeb 2393°FJun 286°FJun 286°FDec 1786°FDec 1786°F73°F73°F75°F75°F72°F72°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 88°F92°F94°F94°F89°F86°F86°F86°F85°F84°F85°F86°F
Temp. 79°F81°F83°F83°F81°F80°F79°F79°F79°F78°F78°F78°F
Low 72°F73°F74°F75°F76°F75°F75°F74°F74°F74°F73°F73°F

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

Average Hourly Temperature in Los Boquerones

Average Hourly Temperature in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothotcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Los Boquerones, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Los Boquerones begins around November 24 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around April 13.

The clearest month of the year in Los Boquerones is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 13 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around November 24.

The cloudiest month of the year in Los Boquerones is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Los Boquerones

Cloud Cover Categories in Los BoqueronesclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 355%Jan 355%Jul 267%Jul 267%Nov 2430%Nov 2430%Apr 1331%Apr 1331%NowNowclearmostly cloudyovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 46%50%56%71%89%93%93%93%92%88%75%53%
Clearer 54%50%44%29%11%7%7%7%8%12%25%47%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Los Boquerones varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.4 months, from April 27 to December 7, with a greater than 26% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Los Boquerones is October, with an average of 14.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.7 months, from December 7 to April 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Los Boquerones is February, with an average of 1.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Los Boquerones is October, with an average of 14.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 49% on October 22.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Los Boquerones

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Los BoqueroneswetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 2249%Oct 2249%Feb 94%Feb 94%Apr 2726%Apr 2726%Dec 726%Dec 726%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.2d1.3d2.1d5.6d11.9d12.0d12.0d12.6d13.5d14.5d13.1d6.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Los Boquerones experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from March 12 to January 19, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Los Boquerones is October, with an average rainfall of 8.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from January 19 to March 12. The month with the least rain in Los Boquerones is February, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Los Boquerones

Average Monthly Rainfall in Los BoqueronesrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inOct 198.0 inOct 198.0 inFeb 120.3 inFeb 120.3 inJun 27.2 inJun 27.2 inJul 116.6 inJul 116.6 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.6″0.3″0.6″2.8″6.7″7.1″6.6″6.9″7.7″8.0″6.8″2.4″

The length of the day in Los Boquerones does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 35 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Los Boquerones

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 36 minJun 2012 hr, 36 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 39 minDec 2111 hr, 39 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.7h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h12.5h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.8h11.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:04 AM on May 26, and the latest sunrise is 39 minutes later at 6:43 AM on January 30. The earliest sunset is at 6:00 PM on November 13, and the latest sunset is 45 minutes later at 6:45 PM on July 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Los Boquerones during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Los Boquerones

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 266:04 AMMay 266:04 AM6:45 PMJul 146:45 PMJul 14Nov 136:00 PMNov 136:00 PM6:43 AMJan 306:43 AMJan 30daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Los Boquerones

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708058NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Los Boquerones

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 perceived humidity level in Los Boquerones, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 4% of 96% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Los Boquerones

Humidity Comfort Levels in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 2193%Mar 2193%100%Sep 9100%Sep 9NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 30.9d27.9d28.9d29.0d30.9d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d

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 Los Boquerones experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from December 24 to April 20, with average wind speeds of more than 7.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Los Boquerones is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from April 20 to December 24. The calmest month of the year in Los Boquerones is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Los Boquerones

Average Wind Speed in Los BoqueroneswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphFeb 2710.1 mphFeb 2710.1 mphJun 244.8 mphJun 244.8 mphDec 247.4 mphDec 247.4 mphApr 207.4 mphApr 207.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.89.89.87.95.54.84.85.05.56.25.97.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Los Boquerones varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 4.3 weeks, from May 22 to June 21 and for 3.2 months, from August 10 to November 15, with a peak percentage of 67% on October 12. The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 months, from June 21 to August 10 and for 6.2 months, from November 15 to May 22, with a peak percentage of 52% on July 17.

Wind Direction in Los Boquerones

Wind Direction in Los BoqueronesNWNWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Los Boquerones 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 water temperature does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 2°F of 82°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in Los Boquerones

Average Water Temperature in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°FJun 783°FJun 783°F80°FMar 580°FMar 5May 583°FMay 583°FOct 483°FOct 483°FFeb 681°FFeb 681°FMar 3181°FMar 3181°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 82°F81°F80°F82°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F82°F82°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Los Boquerones throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Los Boquerones for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Los Boquerones

Tourism Score in Los Boqueronesbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.94.92.92.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Los Boquerones for hot-weather activities is from early December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Los Boquerones

Beach/Pool Score in Los Boqueronesbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.54.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Los Boquerones 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Los Boquerones

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Los Boquerones

Growing Degree Days in Los BoqueronesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3110,649°FDec 3110,649°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from January 17 to April 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Los Boquerones is March, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from May 17 to November 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Los Boquerones is July, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Los Boquerones

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Los BoqueronesbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 176.8 kWhMar 176.8 kWhJul 243.2 kWhJul 243.2 kWhJan 176.0 kWhJan 176.0 kWhMay 173.9 kWhMay 173.9 kWhNov 23.9 kWhNov 23.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.06.56.75.84.03.33.23.33.43.74.25.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Los Boquerones are 8.079 deg latitude, -80.855 deg longitude, and 200 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Los Boquerones contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 180 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 149 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (689 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (6,342 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Los Boquerones is covered by grassland (71%), cropland (10%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by grassland (49%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by grassland (31%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Los Boquerones, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Los Boquerones.

At a distance of 178 kilometers from Los Boquerones, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Los Boquerones to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 36%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 64%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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