Río Gatún monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Río Gatún

Río Gatún average temperature chart (Celsius) Río Gatún average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Río Gatún (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.6 29.3 30.3 30.8 30.1 29.1 29.4 28.9 28.6 28.6 27.7 28
°F 83.5 84.8 86.5 87.5 86.2 84.4 84.9 84 83.5 83.5 81.9 82.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Río Gatún monthly rainfall chart (mm) Río Gatún monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Río Gatún (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 64 31 27 95 304 292 322 312 286 379 452 252
inches 2.5 1.2 1.1 3.7 12 11.5 12.7 12.3 11.3 14.9 17.8 9.9
Rainy days 10 8 7 9 19 20 22 23 19 22 24 18

Average annual rainfall in Río Gatún: 2744.2mm (1080.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Río Gatún

Río Gatún average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Río Gatún
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.9 8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Río Gatún average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Río Gatún average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Río Gatún (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.3 22.5 23.8 24.4 24 23.2 23.7 23.2 22.5 22.5 22.2 22.1
Max °C 28.8 29.5 30.5 31 30.3 29.3 29.6 29.1 28.8 28.8 27.9 28.2
Min °F 72.1 72.5 74.8 75.9 75.1 73.7 74.6 73.7 72.4 72.4 71.9 71.7
Max °F 77.9 78.8 80.8 81.9 80.8 79.2 79.9 79 78.1 78.1 77 77.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Río Gatún average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Río Gatún average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Río Gatún in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 26.8 26.9 27.6 28.5 28.8 28.5 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.5 27.9
°F 81.1 80.3 80.5 81.8 83.4 83.9 83.3 83.5 83.9 84 83.3 82.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Río Gatún average winspeed by month (km/h) Río Gatún average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Río Gatún (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 17 17 16 11 9 10 10 9 8 9 13
mph 10 11 10 10 7 6 7 6 5 5 6 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Río Gatún relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Río Gatún
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 74% 76% 78% 87% 88% 88% 88% 88% 89% 88% 85%

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Río Gatún weather stats

Río Gatún weather statistics
Hottest month: April 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: March 27mm 1.1ins
Sunniest month: February 8hrs
Coldest month: November 27.7°C 81.9°F
Wettest month: November 452mm 17.8ins
Warmest sea: October 28.9°C 84°F
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