Average high temperature and rainfall for Panama in October. © Scott S. Bateman

Panama weather in October suffers from the same trouble that afflicts most of the Caribbean during October. It’s a very wet month.

Panama is a wet country most of the year anyway. But October is the second most active month of the Caribbean hurricane season, which begins in June, peaks in September and October and ends in November.

It brings heavy rains to places on Panama’s Caribbean coast including the beach destination at Bocas del Toro and especially the cruise port at Colón.

Likewise, Panama City on the Pacific coast of this narrow Central American country has more rains than usual in October because of the Pacific hurricane season, which goes from mid May to November.

Rainfall in October

Panama City and Colón, which are only 46 miles apart, have an average of 13 inches of rain in October, according to Hidrometeorologica Republica de Panama, the country’s government meteorological service. It is the wettest month of the year for the area and among the rainiest destinations of Caribbean and Pacific cruise ports.

It rains an average of 20 days or two out of every three days during October. That total also is among the highest of the Caribbean and Pacific region’s cruise ports.

By comparison, it rains about one inch and one day a month during the dry season from January through March. 

Temperatures in October

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Panama City and Colón stay hot throughout the year with an average high temperature above 91 degrees Fahrenheit or 33 Celsius every month of the year. Panama temperatures in October average 91 degrees Fahrenheit or 33 Celsius, according to Hidrometeorologica Republica de Panama.

The average low temperature in October is 69 degrees Fahrenheit or about 21 Celsius. Although Panama is not known for beaches, these low nighttime temperatures may cool seawaters to the point where they are somewhat chilly in the mornings.

While the temperatures are warm enough for beach lovers, the high risk of rain may keep visitors away from the beaches for most of October.

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