Climate averages 1991–2020
David weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in David: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 602 mm of rain on roughly 31 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San José (247 km away). In October its highs average 23.7°C, 3.7°C cooler than David, with 430 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Panama, David ranks 6th of 6 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 6 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 6 cities is 28.0°C; David is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 602 mm to 520 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
David climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 51 | 12.4 | 11.712 h |
| February | 32.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 32 | 7.5 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 49 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 173 | 22.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 29.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 450 | 30.1 | 12.513 h |
| June | 28.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 436 | 29.8 | 12.613 h |
| July | 28.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 424 | 30.5 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 453 | 30.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 27.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 460 | 29.9 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 27.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 602 | 30.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 520 | 29.5 | 11.712 h |
| December | 29.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 189 | 22.3 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- San José in OctoberCosta Rica · 247 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 430 mm rain
- Colón in OctoberPanama · 297 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 320 mm rain
- Arraiján in OctoberPanama · 312 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 268 mm rain
- Panama City in OctoberPanama · 326 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 251 mm rain
- San Miguelito in OctoberPanama · 333 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.5°C · 251 mm rain
- Juan Díaz in OctoberPanama · 336 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 251 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in OctoberNicaragua · 548 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 221 mm rain
- Masaya in OctoberNicaragua · 562 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 221 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for David) is explained once on the David year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.