Penonomé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Penonomé sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 342 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Penonomé's 2nd-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
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
342 mm
54 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Penonomé in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Penonomé reaches about 29°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Penonomé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 53 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
53
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Penonomé weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Penonomé gets around 342 mm of rain over 54 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Penonomé

In seasonPeak

In spring, 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 spring a good time to visit Penonomé?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Penonomé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penonomé in Spring

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

In spring, Penonomé sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 54 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Penonomé in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across spring — 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 Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.