Wet, Dry, Winter, Summer - I can't seem to get a handle on the weather.

[Michael Guterman]

So I was planning another trip to Panama at the very beginning of May for two weeks.  Will this be in the 'Winter" or "Summer"?  What kind of weather can I expect in Boquete at that time of year?  Will it be the same in Boca Chica, Pedesi ,El Valle and Coranado?   I thought that it was 'Summer' through May - am I wrong(again)?

Thanks

Mike

[Kodiak]

Can't fool the birds....just open your ears and listen they are singing like crazy.  Why?  Because its spring!  And the whole area will soon be lush, green and beautiful again!  In five years here the most days in a row that we have seen it rain continuously has be 4.  Granted it rains a part of most days here on out but most too also have blue sky and sun shine.  Doesn't get much better!

We much prefer the rainy season and hate the hot, dry, windy conditions of the dry season that turns the whole area brown and scorched and the leaves fall from the trees.  That sounds like winter to me!

Later,

J

[Finley Hatch]

Winter is wet(ter), summer is dry(er).

[Judy Sacco]

May and October are usually the rainiest months in Boquete.  It is common to have 30 inches of rain those months, though it varies each year.  If you want to look at rainfall by the month, go to this link.

http://www.boqueteweather.com/climate/data_annual.htm

If you're thinking of moving here, it's a good idea to come during the rainy months to see if you like it, because it rains about 8 months of the year (not continuously of course - there are "sun breaks" as they called them in Seattle).

[Abigayle]

Hi Judy, Last Aug. We left on the 20th, as Haylie started school in two days.  If my old memory serves, it seems like a few days later, the damage was done to the downtown area. So, Micheal, one never knows about weather for sure.  In Aug. it rained many afternoons and some nights.  If you stay somewhere with a tin roof, you will wake up expecting to see water everywhere.  The volcanic soil soaks it up quickly, to a point of course.  The rainbows are beautiful, and if you are a morrning person, life is good.  We tried to hit the windy season this year, so came Dec/Jan.  Left around the 8th.  Only experienced one really rough wind.  It's like anywhere, tell family to come such and such month for vacation as weather is perfect, and it won't likely be so.  Go with the flow.... Carpe Diem