Colón climate — normals and trends
Colón (Panama) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,728 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Colón averages 0 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 309 rainy days per year.
Colón 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 34.0 °C (on 16 March 1983) and the coldest 21.8 °C (on 14 January 1945).
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
ColónColón
- coords
- 9.36°, -79.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,728mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
309 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
16 March 1983
Coldest day
21.8 °C
14 January 1945
Wettest day
152 mm
11 November 2011
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
5 February 2009
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
19 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
24 March 1987
Coldest feels-like
22.3 °C
13 March 1989
Sunniest day
12.4 h
7 July 2010
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 | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 252 mm | +118 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 333 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 402 mm | +94 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 386 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 287 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 308 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 291 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 452 mm | +136 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 188 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Colón?
Colón has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colón?
The hottest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Colón?
The coldest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1945, at 21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Colón?
Almost never: Colón sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Colón warmed?
Yes: Colón warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Colón?
The wettest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2011, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Colón?
The windiest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2009, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Colón?
The warmest month in Colón is April (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Colón?
Colón receives on average 2,728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 309 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Colón?
Colón gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Colón?
Yes: Colón has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Colón?
In Colón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 24 March 1987, and the lowest was 22.3 °C on 13 March 1989.
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