Changuinola climate — normals and trends
Changuinola (Panama) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,338 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 May (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changuinola averages 0 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 317 rainy days per year.
Changuinola has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 4 June 2023) and the coldest 18.5 °C (on 27 February 1944).
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
ChanguinolaBocas del Toro Province
- coords
- 9.43°, -82.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
3,338mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
317 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
22.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
33.3 °C
4 June 2023
Coldest day
18.5 °C
27 February 1944
Wettest day
293 mm
22 May 1987
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
10 March 1996
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
10 December 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
18.9 °C
27 February 1944
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 June 1940
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 | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 279 mm | +75 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 201 mm | +36 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 382 mm | +211 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 321 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 379 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 480 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 185 mm | -130 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 284 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 286 mm | -49 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 489 mm | +126 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 327 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changuinola?
Changuinola has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,338 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changuinola?
The hottest day measured in Changuinola between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2023, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changuinola?
The coldest day measured in Changuinola between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1944, at 18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Changuinola?
Almost never: Changuinola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Changuinola warmed?
Yes: Changuinola warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changuinola?
The wettest day measured in Changuinola between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1987, with 293 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changuinola?
The windiest day measured in Changuinola between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1996, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changuinola?
The warmest month in Changuinola is May (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Changuinola?
Changuinola receives on average 3,338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 317 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changuinola?
Changuinola gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Changuinola?
Yes: Changuinola has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changuinola?
In Changuinola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 18.9 °C on 27 February 1944.
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