Average annual surface temperature in Panama

Panama: Average annual surface temperature was 25.14 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25.14 °C
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.71 °C
in 2015
All-time low
23.41 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025

Average annual surface temperature in Panama, 1940–2025

0102030194019822025

Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.

Analysis

Panama recorded 25.14 °C for average annual surface temperature in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Panama peaked at 25.71 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.41 °C, in 1943.

That places Panama 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.

Average annual surface temperature in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Average annual surface temperature in Panama, 1940 to 2025.
Year °C Change
1940 23.84 °C
1941 24.16 °C +1.4%
1942 23.51 °C -2.7%
1943 23.41 °C -0.4%
1944 23.69 °C +1.2%
1945 23.55 °C -0.6%
1946 23.63 °C +0.3%
1947 23.76 °C +0.6%
1948 23.72 °C -0.1%
1949 24.24 °C +2.2%
1950 23.9 °C -1.4%
1951 24.37 °C +2.0%
1952 24.45 °C +0.3%
1953 24.53 °C +0.3%
1954 24.11 °C -1.7%
1955 23.93 °C -0.7%
1956 23.79 °C -0.6%
1957 24.76 °C +4.1%
1958 24.95 °C +0.8%
1959 24.81 °C -0.6%
1960 24.53 °C -1.1%
1961 24.64 °C +0.5%
1962 24.05 °C -2.4%
1963 24.16 °C +0.5%
1964 24.13 °C -0.2%
1965 24.25 °C +0.5%
1966 24.41 °C +0.7%
1967 24.18 °C -0.9%
1968 24.26 °C +0.3%
1969 24.79 °C +2.2%
1970 24.37 °C -1.7%
1971 23.98 °C -1.6%
1972 24.62 °C +2.7%
1973 24.57 °C -0.2%
1974 24.3 °C -1.1%
1975 23.97 °C -1.3%
1976 24.22 °C +1.0%
1977 24.68 °C +1.9%
1978 24.25 °C -1.7%
1979 24.38 °C +0.5%
1980 24.74 °C +1.5%
1981 24.55 °C -0.8%
1982 24.48 °C -0.3%
1983 24.84 °C +1.5%
1984 23.88 °C -3.9%
1985 23.98 °C +0.4%
1986 24.29 °C +1.3%
1987 24.93 °C +2.6%
1988 24.39 °C -2.2%
1989 24.17 °C -0.9%
1990 24.54 °C +1.5%
1991 24.53 °C -0.1%
1992 24.6 °C +0.3%
1993 24.52 °C -0.3%
1994 24.49 °C -0.1%
1995 24.49 °C +0.0%
1996 24.25 °C -1.0%
1997 24.93 °C +2.8%
1998 25.12 °C +0.8%
1999 24.03 °C -4.3%
2000 24.2 °C +0.7%
2001 24.48 °C +1.2%
2002 24.91 °C +1.8%
2003 24.83 °C -0.3%
2004 25.04 °C +0.8%
2005 25.08 °C +0.2%
2006 24.96 °C -0.5%
2007 24.96 °C -0.0%
2008 24.65 °C -1.2%
2009 25.14 °C +2.0%
2010 25.23 °C +0.4%
2011 24.82 °C -1.6%
2012 25.04 °C +0.9%
2013 25.15 °C +0.5%
2014 25.32 °C +0.7%
2015 25.71 °C +1.5%
2016 25.49 °C -0.8%
2017 25.25 °C -0.9%
2018 25.03 °C -0.9%
2019 25.39 °C +1.4%
2020 25.28 °C -0.4%
2021 24.95 °C -1.3%
2022 24.78 °C -0.7%
2023 25.6 °C +3.3%
2024 25.67 °C +0.3%
2025 25.14 °C -2.1%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 25.14 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.86 °C, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 25.14 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.63 °C, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 23.75 °C 23.41 °C 24.24 °C 10
1950s 24.36 °C 23.79 °C 24.95 °C 10
1960s 24.34 °C 24.05 °C 24.79 °C 10
1970s 24.33 °C 23.97 °C 24.68 °C 10
1980s 24.43 °C 23.88 °C 24.93 °C 10
1990s 24.55 °C 24.03 °C 25.12 °C 10
2000s 24.82 °C 24.2 °C 25.14 °C 10
2010s 25.24 °C 24.82 °C 25.71 °C 10
2020s 25.24 °C 24.78 °C 25.67 °C 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 65 Congo 25.29 °C compare
  2. 66 Cameroon 25.23 °C compare
  3. 67 Brazil 25.16 °C compare
  4. 69 Dominican Republic 25.02 °C compare
  5. 70 Gabon 24.94 °C compare
  6. 71 East Timor 24.91 °C compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More reference data data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is average annual surface temperature in Panama?
Average annual surface temperature in Panama was 25.14 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 25.71 °C in 2015.
What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 23.41 °C in 1943.
How does Panama rank for average annual surface temperature?
Panama ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 86 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average annual surface temperature in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-annual-surface-temperature/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-annual-surface-temperature/panama/">Average annual surface temperature in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average annual surface temperature
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.