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Portobelo cruise weather by month

What to expect when your ship is in Portobelo in any month: temperatures, how often it rains, wind, sea temperature and wave heights.

  • Marchbest month, rated 70 of 100

Good. Warm water.

  1. January 63
  2. February 64
  3. March 70
  4. April 67
  5. May 64
  6. June 63
  7. July 61
  8. August 63
  9. September 66
  10. October 69
  11. November 66
  12. December 63
Excellent, 85 and upGood, 70 to 84Fair, 55 to 69Poor, under 55

Best time to cruise to Portobelo

The best month for cruise weather in Portobelo is March, rated 70 out of 100 (Good): warm water. October and April score nearly as well.

How the rating works

Each month scores out of 100 from five things: the average high (30 points; 64 to 82°F is full marks), how often it rains (25), how rough the sea gets (15), how warm the water is where swimming matters (10) and storms (20: how often a tropical storm passed within 90 miles since 1980, or how often gales struck in the 20-year record, whichever is worse). A part with no data is left out and the rest scaled up. The weights are a judgment about what makes a stop pleasant, not a measurement. Crowds and fares are not included.

Weather in Portobelo by month

Average highs run from 86°F (30°C) in February to 89°F (31°C) in September. Rain falls on the fewest days in March and the most in July. Sea temperature and wave heights are for the water just off the port.

Typical conditions, 2006–2025 climate record (ECMWF). Rain days are days with at least 1 mm of rain or melted snow. These are averages, not a forecast.
MonthRatingHigh / lowRain daysWindSea tempTypical seasSun
January63Fair86 / 76°F30 / 25°C1 in 10 days: 84–88°F72%11 mph18 km/h83°F28°C7 ft (2.0 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft10.1 hrs81% humidity
February64Fair86 / 76°F30 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 85–87°F69%12 mph20 km/h82°F28°C7 ft (2.2 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 9 ft10.8 hrs80% humidity
March70Good87 / 76°F30 / 25°C1 in 10 days: 85–88°F54%11 mph18 km/h83°F28°C6 ft (1.7 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft10.8 hrs80% humidity
April67Fair87 / 76°F31 / 25°C1 in 10 days: 85–89°F63%10 mph16 km/h83°F28°C5 ft (1.5 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft10.1 hrs82% humidity
May64Fair88 / 77°F31 / 25°C1 in 10 days: 86–90°F71%7 mph12 km/h85°F29°C4 ft (1.2 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft8.9 hrs84% humidity
June63Fair88 / 76°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 87–90°F69%7 mph12 km/h86°F30°C4 ft (1.2 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft8.1 hrs84% humidity
July61Fair88 / 76°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 86–89°F76%8 mph13 km/h84°F29°C6 ft (1.8 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft7.5 hrs85% humidity
August63Fair88 / 76°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 86–90°F73%7 mph12 km/h85°F29°C4 ft (1.3 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 6 ft7.9 hrs85% humidity
September66Fair89 / 76°F31 / 25°C1 in 10 days: 87–90°F71%7 mph11 km/h86°F30°C3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft8.2 hrs84% humidity
October69Fair89 / 76°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 87–91°F64%7 mph12 km/h86°F30°C2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft8.0 hrs84% humidity
November66Fair87 / 75°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 85–89°F63%8 mph13 km/h85°F29°C4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft7.7 hrs86% humidity
December63Fair87 / 76°F31 / 24°C1 in 10 days: 85–89°F72%10 mph16 km/h84°F29°C6 ft (1.8 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft9.1 hrs85% humidity

These are averages for 2006–2025 (20 years) from ECMWF’s ERA5 climate record, adjusted to local detail with a higher-resolution ECMWF analysis and Météo-France waves, then checked against weather-station records from NOAA (GHCN-Daily). There is no suitable station near this port, so the check was between the two model sources. They differ somewhat, so allow a few degrees either way.

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