Progreso Weather in December
Progreso in December
The short of it: Progreso in December averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 143 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 143 mm · daylight 11 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Progreso an average December high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 143 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 143 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 38 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Progreso runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. La Esperanza, 7 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Progreso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 393 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La EsperanzaChiriquí Province | 7 km SE | 31° | 21° | 115 mm |
| Aserrío de GarichéChiriquí Province | 7 km NE | 30° | 21° | 148 mm |
| Finca BlancoChiriquí Province | 8 km SSW | 30° | 21° | 128 mm |
| CanoasPuntarenas Province | 10 km N | 30° | 21° | 143 mm |
| San IsidroChiriquí Province | 10 km N | 30° | 21° | 146 mm |
| CelmiraChiriquí Province | 12 km NNE | 29° | 20° | 128 mm |
| Manaca NorteChiriquí Province | 12 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 122 mm |
| Paso Canoas ArribaChiriquí Province | 13 km N | 29° | 20° | 128 mm |