The Panama Canal is both an engineering masterpiece and a natural wonder. Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the passageway crosses the huge, man-made Gatun Lake and the amazing Gaillard Cut, blasted out of solid mountainside. The great locks raise and lower your ship along a 50-mile waterway -- sometimes with just inches to spare on either side.
Language:
Spanish
Currency:
Panamanian Balboa (PAB), US dollar (US$)
Panama Canal (Full Transit) Weather | ||||||||||||
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Temperature (Fahrenheit) | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
High | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
Low | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
Temperature (Celsius) | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
High | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Low | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Precipitation | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Inches | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 13 |
Centimeters | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 46 | 61 | 33 |
Precipitation Days | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Days | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 16 |
Humidity | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Percent | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 85 |