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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Yape Panama

In Yape, the summers are short and hot; the winters are long, warm, and wet; and it is oppressive and overcast year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 74°F to 92°F and is rarely below 72°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Yape for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February.

Climate in Yape

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Yape weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 1.7 months, from February 21 to April 11, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Yape is March, with an average high of 92°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 7.3 months, from May 21 to December 29, with an average daily high temperature below 85°F. The coldest month of the year in Yape is October, with an average low of 75°F and high of 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Yape

Average High and Low Temperature in YapehotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2186°FJan 2186°FMar 1892°FMar 1892°F74°F74°F75°F75°FMay 2185°FMay 2185°FDec 2985°FDec 2985°F75°F75°F76°F76°F74°F74°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 86°F89°F92°F89°F85°F84°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F84°F
Temp. 79°F81°F82°F82°F80°F79°F79°F79°F79°F78°F78°F79°F
Low 74°F75°F75°F76°F76°F76°F76°F76°F75°F75°F75°F75°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 Yape

Average Hourly Temperature in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmhotcomfortable
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.

Monrovia, Liberia (4,581 miles away) and Bata, Equatorial Guinea (6,027 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Yape (view comparison).

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In Yape, 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 Yape begins around December 3 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around April 2.

The clearest month of the year in Yape is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 2 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around December 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Yape is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 96% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Yape

Cloud Cover Categories in YapeclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 1343%Jan 1343%Jul 284%Jul 284%Dec 324%Dec 324%Apr 224%Apr 224%NowNowclearmostly clearmostly cloudyovercastpartly 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 58%63%69%83%93%95%96%96%95%91%83%68%
Clearer 42%37%31%17%7%5%4%4%5%9%17%32%

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

The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from April 8 to December 19, with a greater than 38% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Yape is November, with an average of 16.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from December 19 to April 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Yape is February, with an average of 5.9 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 Yape is November, with an average of 16.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 58% on November 7.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Yape

Daily Chance of Precipitation in YapewetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 758%Nov 758%Jan 2319%Jan 2319%Apr 838%Apr 838%Dec 1938%Dec 1938%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 6.9d5.9d7.7d12.9d16.9d15.0d15.6d16.4d15.8d16.9d16.7d12.5d

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. Yape experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Yape. The month with the most rain in Yape is November, with an average rainfall of 8.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Yape is February, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Yape

Average Monthly Rainfall in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inOct 308.5 inOct 308.5 inFeb 151.6 inFeb 151.6 inMay 208.2 inMay 208.2 inJul 237.3 inJul 237.3 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 2.1″1.6″2.4″5.8″8.2″7.6″7.2″7.2″7.5″8.2″8.3″5.6″

The length of the day in Yape 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 Yape

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 5:51 AM on May 25, and the latest sunrise is 39 minutes later at 6:30 AM on January 30. The earliest sunset is at 5:47 PM on November 13, and the latest sunset is 45 minutes later at 6:32 PM on July 14.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Yape

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 255:51 AMMay 255:51 AM6:32 PMJul 146:32 PMJul 14Nov 135:47 PMNov 135:47 PM6:30 AMJan 306:30 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 Yape

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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
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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 Yape

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 Yape, 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 1% of 99% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Yape

Humidity Comfort Levels in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 2299%Mar 2299%100%Sep 8100%Sep 8NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
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 31.0d28.9d30.7d29.9d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d

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 Yape experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from December 24 to April 16, with average wind speeds of more than 3.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Yape is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from April 16 to December 24. The calmest month of the year in Yape is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Yape

Average Wind Speed in YapewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphFeb 263.9 mphFeb 263.9 mphJul 92.2 mphJul 92.2 mphDec 243.1 mphDec 243.1 mphApr 163.1 mphApr 163.1 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) 3.53.83.83.12.42.32.22.32.42.72.73.0

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

The wind is most often from the west for 4.0 weeks, from May 24 to June 21 and for 4.0 months, from July 19 to November 19, with a peak percentage of 53% on September 22. The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 weeks, from June 21 to July 19 and for 6.2 months, from November 19 to May 24, with a peak percentage of 36% on July 7.

Wind Direction in Yape

Wind Direction in YapeNWNWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnorthsoutheast
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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).

Yape 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.9 months, from May 9 to October 6, with an average temperature above 83°F. The month of the year in Yape with the warmest water is June, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.0 months, from February 1 to April 2, with an average temperature below 80°F. The month of the year in Yape with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 80°F.

Average Water Temperature in Yape

Average Water Temperature in YapewarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec77°F77°F78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°FJun 1784°FJun 1784°F80°FFeb 2680°FFeb 26May 983°FMay 983°FOct 683°FOct 683°FFeb 180°FFeb 180°FApr 280°FApr 280°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 81°F80°F80°F81°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F82°F82°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Yape 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 Yape for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Tourism Score in Yape

Tourism Score in Yapebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.54.52.62.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Yape for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the third week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Yape

Beach/Pool Score in Yapebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.23.93.94.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Yape 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 Yape

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Yape

Growing Degree Days in YapeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from January 11 to April 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Yape is March, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from May 13 to October 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Yape is July, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Yape

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in YapebrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 15.9 kWhMar 15.9 kWhJun 252.9 kWhJun 252.9 kWhJan 115.3 kWhJan 115.3 kWhMay 133.5 kWhMay 133.5 kWhOct 313.5 kWhOct 313.5 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) 5.45.85.84.83.53.03.03.13.13.43.74.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yape are 8.093 deg latitude, -77.600 deg longitude, and 75 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Yape contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 187 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 99 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,297 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,148 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Yape is covered by trees (82%) and cropland (18%), within 10 miles by trees (97%), and within 50 miles by trees (64%) and water (19%).

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

Yape is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Yape, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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