Ancón climate — normals and trends
Ancón (Panama) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,120 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ancón averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 258 rainy days per year.
Ancón has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 6 May 1957) and the coldest 20.2 °C (on 14 March 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AncónPanamá
- coords
- 8.96°, -79.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,120mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
258 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.5 °C
6 May 1957
Coldest day
20.2 °C
14 March 1989
Wettest day
188 mm
9 June 1946
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
5 February 2009
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
19 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
20.7 °C
13 March 1989
Sunniest day
12.3 h
17 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 66 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | +49 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 177 mm | +95 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 311 mm | +72 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 341 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 317 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 239 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 282 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 240 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 303 mm | +76 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 120 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ancón?
Ancón has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,120 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ancón?
The hottest day measured in Ancón between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1957, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ancón?
The coldest day measured in Ancón between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1989, at 20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ancón?
Almost never: Ancón sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ancón warmed?
Yes: Ancón warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ancón?
The wettest day measured in Ancón between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1946, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ancón?
The windiest day measured in Ancón between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ancón?
The warmest month in Ancón is April (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ancón?
Ancón receives on average 2,120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ancón?
Ancón gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ancón?
Yes: Ancón has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ancón?
In Ancón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 13 March 1989.
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