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La Palma, Panama climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
La Palma has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 92°F, while the coldest is October averaging around 75°F at night. Precipitation totals about 56 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 9.1 inches while February barely receives 0.74 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)La Palma climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | — | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 |
| Avg low (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | — | 8.9 | 3.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tocumen Intl, a weather station, about 155 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.