We are in a transitional period right now. Dry season starts in December, and it’s OK. People can enjoy holiday festivities with little chance of rain. January is ok too, but by February it’s been dry for a while. Plants are starting to suffer and it’s starting to get too hot. March was pretty miserable even for those of us who like warm weather. The locals were even complaining that it was the hottest summer they remember. Now it is April and we are transitioning back into rainy season, but in stops and starts. We get a few days of overcast skies and some rain, and then we wake up again to hot sun, and wind. Then, a bit more rain, a bit more summer… Today it definitely feels like summer, and biking home in that strong head wind gave me some real exercise. It’s 10pm now and the wind is blowing like crazy!
When you are used to the distinct seasons up north, it can feel like nothing much happens here. But after a while, you become more aware of the differences. Trees burst out with flowers that you don’t see in the rainy season. Mango trees fruit, and now there are mangoes falling from the trees all over town. The bougainvilleas are spectacular! There are good things going on in the summer, but I still prefer the rainy season when everything is lush and green. Since we usually don’t have to be out in it, we can just relax on the terrace and enjoy the rain.
Summer is less humid, but there is still humidity all the time here in the tropics. I am part of an admin team that manages some expat Facebook groups, and it comes up regularly – I want to live in Panama but I don’t like humidity. Where should I live? Well… nowhere here. It may be cooler in the mountains but if anything, it’s more humid. But, when the mist rolls through it can make for some spectacular rainbows!
The Azuero Peninsula gets less rain but it’s still humid there also. It’s just humid everywhere in Panama. Personally, I like it. I never need skin cream or Chapstick. We have had to take some measures to prevent mold. We don’t leave wet towels or clothes that have been worn in the shower/closet area, and we try to give enough space for some air flow in the closet. We also use air conditioning in the afternoons so that helps get some of the moisture out of the house. Overall though, the humidity hasn’t been a problem and I’m much more comfortable in this climate.
But, it sure is crazy tonight! That wind is roaring through the trees. It gets windier in the mountains so I can only imagine what it’s doing up there. What will tomorrow bring? What season will we wake up to? We shall see!
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Kris,
I haven’t commented here before, but I enjoy your posts and I hope you continue. My wife and I, a Latina, considered moving to Panama at one time, but it hasn’t happened yet. Who knows what the future will bring. I really enjoy the pics you sometimes include with your posts as well. Stay safe and keep on blogging!
Regards,
Michael M.
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Thank you so much!
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Hi Kris, David here ,, when I was there I loved the weather, living in Vegas rain is a blessing, I remember one time getting caught in the rain while doing my 8 mile walk up the summit if you want to call it that , Eduardo Horna , had got me a 1 bedroom apartment in the center of Buquete, upstairs over a cell phone store and a Italian restaurant, on I could see a high school of to the left and on Saturday and Sunday they had band practice id wake up to marching band music, id go down the stairs and make a right past the restaurant then another right and walk up that street passing mom and pop fruit stands selling out of their house, id pass the car rental place on the right and you could see the church stepal in the distance, id go all the way to the end of that street where there was a children’s day car across the street id make that left and up this street was like 7 miles straight up and on both sides of the street were houses with huge yards, id pass the Ruiz coffee shops and plantation, on the right, then it started raining, no thunder no clouds, it just started raining, and hard , I found a big leafy tree and was going to wait till it let up a bit , the rain drops were huge, no I know where you get the saying it’s raining like cats and dogs, the tree I got under was along side of a fence that was surrounding a huge open field and there was a house or barn in the distance and I could see this horse, and he was enjoying the rain running back and forth between the trees, so I called the or whistle to him and to my surprise he came running over to me , I figured I’m not going anywhere foe a while so I had a conversation with this horse,, yes ,, I did, the rain stopped or slowed down so I started back up the hill , at the top of the hill there was a mom and pop’s little store run by this Asian lady , she’d say how are you today Mr David, id get my bottle water and head back down the mountain, and that was my exercise routine to get my body back in shape while recouporating from the two surgery’s I had on my foot after being hit by a drunk driver while riding my motorcycle.
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