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Lying between 7 and 10 degrees north of the equator, Panamá is set
well within the tropics , and consequently temperatures are constant
year-round - around 25°-30°C - and vary only with altitude : the average
temperature in the Chiriquí Highlands is about 19°C, but this is the
only region in which you are ever likely to feel cold. Humidity is
always very high. Rainfall varies markedly between the Pacific and
Caribbean sides of the mountain chain that runs the length of the
country: on the Pacific side, the annual average is about 1500mm, on the
Caribbean, about 2500mm. The best time to visit Panamá is during the dry
season between mid-December and April, known as verano (summer), though
this seasonal variation is really only evident on the Pacific side of
the mountains. On the Caribbean side, rainfall is spread more evenly
throughout the year. Though heavy, the rainstorms during the May-December
rainy season - invierno (winter) - rarely last long, and are no reason
not to visit.
Panamá is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone , five hours behind GMT and
an hour ahead of Costa Rica.
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