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Panama at a glance

The atlas follows 11,832 places here month by month, with 10 mountains and 20 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Panama's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+431%861k in 1950 → 4.57M in 2025 → 5.63M in 2050
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Panama · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$43,9002025 · 54/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy79.82024 · 54/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities66 %2025 · 102/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet73 %2024 · 114/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.112024 · 94/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover62 %2024 · 26/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Panama

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Panama

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

13 regions

Panama from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Panama
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Panama Citybest Jan–Mar39Panama City
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Colónbest Jan–Mar39Colón
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Portobelobest Jan–Mar41Portobelo
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Davidbest Jan–Mar39David
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Arraijánbest Jan–Mar41Arraiján
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Tocumenbest Jan–Mar38Tocumen
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Penonomébest Jan–Mar38Penonomé
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Vacamontebest Jan–Mar39Vacamonte
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Unión Chocóbest Jan–Mar36Unión Chocó
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La Concepciónbest Jan · Nov–Dec43La Concepción
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Changuinolabest Jan–Feb · Dec41Changuinola
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Bocas del Torobest Jan–Mar42Bocas del Toro
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Ancónbest Jan–Mar39Ancón
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Puerto Armuellesbest Jan–Mar44Puerto Armuelles
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Curundúbest Jan–Mar39Curundú
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Sonábest Jan–Mar36Soná
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Natábest Jan–Mar36Natá
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El Empalmebest Jan–Feb · Dec40El Empalme
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Monagrillobest Jan–Mar34Monagrillo
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La Palmabest Jan–Mar37La Palma
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Guararébest Jan–Mar35Guararé
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Boquetebest Jan–Mar48Boquete
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Paritabest Jan–Mar34Parita
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Puerto Caimitobest Jan–Mar39Puerto Caimito
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Las Tablasbest Jan–Mar34Las Tablas
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Las Lajasbest Jan–Mar38Las Lajas
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Alanjebest Jan–Feb · Dec40Alanje
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Ustupobest Jan–Mar38Ustupo
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Divalábest Jan–Feb · Dec42Divalá
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Metetíbest Jan–Mar35Metetí
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Las Lajasbest Jan–Mar41Las Lajas
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Guabitobest Jan–Feb · Dec42Guabito
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Santa Martabest Jan–Feb · Dec42Santa Marta
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San Miguelbest Jan–Mar43San Miguel
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Achutupobest Jan–Mar38Achutupo
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Remediosbest Jan–Mar41Remedios
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Calobrebest Jan–Mar37Calobre
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Nuevo Arraijánbest Jan–Mar39Nuevo Arraiján
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Gómezbest Jan–Feb · Dec44Gómez
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Santo Domingobest Jan–Feb · Dec42Santo Domingo

Nature in Panama

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Panama

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Panama

20 monuments and 12 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

The festival year

What's on in Panama

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Panama

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Panama

1 large airports, 4 railway stations, 37 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsAB110 V
Emergency103Calling code +507
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyPanamanian Balboa · US DollarPAB · USD
LanguagesSpanish
Local time08:31Panama City