Penonomé in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Penonomé sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 884 mm of rain over about 86 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Penonomé's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Penonomé has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Penonomé's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
884 mm
86 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.2
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Penonomé in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical fall day in Penonomé reaches about 28°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest October.

20°23°25°28°30°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Penonomé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Penonomé weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°3111.911.66.2
Feb28° / 22°20811.76.4
Mar29° / 23°259.111.95.9
Apr29° / 23°8716.312.24.5
May29° / 24°23028.312.43.0
Jun29° / 23°2802912.52.9
Jul29° / 23°26929.812.42.9
Aug29° / 23°29030.412.32.9
Sep29° / 23°29529.6122.8
Oct28° / 23°29929.711.83.0
Nov28° / 23°29026.611.63.7
Dec28° / 23°10919.811.54.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Penonomé gets around 884 mm of rain over 86 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Penonomé

In seasonPeak

In fall, Penonomé overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Penonomé's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Penonomé?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penonomé.

What to pack for Penonomé in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Penonomé sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 86 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Penonomé in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in March near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Penonomé in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penonomé peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Penonomé in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Penonomé is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1923 µg/m³Nov 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Penonomé?

Penonomé sits at 8.5°N, 80.4°W, 90 m above sea level, in Panama. The nearest listed city is La Chorrera, 75 km away.

La ChorreraSantiago de VeraguasVeracruzArraijánBalboaEl ChorrilloAncónCurundú

Topography around Penonomé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Penonomé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penonomé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m.

The land around Penonomé is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), water (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
676 m
80 km
1,872 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Fall weather nearby: La Chorrera 75 km · Santiago de Veraguas 83 km · Veracruz 91 km · Arraiján 92 km · Balboa 99 km · El Chorrillo 101 km · Ancón 101 km · Curundú 102 km

Panama travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,790
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 491
Religion
Evangelical 55%Roman Catholic 33%none 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Penonomé (8.5189°, -80.3573°, elevation 90 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.