Panamá Weather in May
Panamá in May
The short of it: Panamá in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 11 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 14° · rain 24 mm · daylight 11 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Panamá an average May high of 28°, a low of 14° and some 24 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 16 min in mid-May, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Panamá runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Goiatuba, 18 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Panamá, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 62 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoiatubaGoiás | 18 km N | 28° | 15° | 26 mm |
| ItumbiaraGoiás | 31 km SSE | 29° | 15° | 26 mm |
| Buriti AlegreGoiás | 33 km E | 28° | 14° | 24 mm |
| AraporãMinas Gerais | 34 km SSE | 29° | 15° | 25 mm |
| Cachoeira DouradaGoiás | 37 km SSW | 29° | 16° | 26 mm |
| Bom Jesus de GoiásGoiás | 40 km W | 29° | 15° | 27 mm |
| Cachoeira DouradaMinas Gerais | 41 km SSW | 29° | 16° | 26 mm |
| CentralinaMinas Gerais | 48 km SSE | 29° | 15° | 26 mm |