Chilibre climate — normals and trends
Chilibre (Panama) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,910 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is October (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chilibre averages 0 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 298 rainy days per year.
Chilibre has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 6 April 1998) and the coldest 17.7 °C (on 9 March 1940).
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
ChilibrePanamá
- coords
- 9.15°, -79.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,910mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
298 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.0 °C
6 April 1998
Coldest day
17.7 °C
9 March 1940
Wettest day
186 mm
9 June 1946
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
5 February 2009
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
5 February 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
18 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
19.1 °C
13 March 1989
Sunniest day
12.3 h
17 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | +62 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 247 mm | +125 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 426 mm | +102 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 439 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 405 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 309 mm | -81 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 387 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 339 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 395 mm | +94 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 155 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chilibre?
Chilibre has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,910 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chilibre?
The hottest day measured in Chilibre between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1998, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chilibre?
The coldest day measured in Chilibre between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1940, at 17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Chilibre?
Almost never: Chilibre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chilibre warmed?
Yes: Chilibre warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chilibre?
The wettest day measured in Chilibre between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1946, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chilibre?
The windiest day measured in Chilibre between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chilibre?
The warmest month in Chilibre is April (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chilibre?
Chilibre receives on average 2,910 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 298 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chilibre?
Chilibre gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chilibre?
Yes: Chilibre has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chilibre?
In Chilibre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 18 June 2019, and the lowest was 19.1 °C on 13 March 1989.
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