Panama City vs Tikal: which is better, month by month

Tikal beats Panama City in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (73 vs 54) — while Panama City wins March to May; they are within 3 points in February, June and August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Panama City vs Tikal — all 12 months

MonthPanama CityTikalWinnerGap
January74Bsweltering, dry, clean air81Ahot, a little rain, clean airTikal7
February77Bsweltering, dry, clean air79Bhot, dry, clean airTie2
March75Bsweltering, dry, muggy air62Csweltering, dry, clean airPanama City13
April67Csweltering, rainy, clean air48Fsweltering, dryPanama City19
May53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, a little rainPanama City11
June49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
July45Fsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, a little rain, clean airTikal14
August50Dsweltering, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, rainy, clean airTie3
September51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTikal6
October56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, rainy, clean airTikal10
November54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air73Bhot, rainy, clean airTikal19
December69Csweltering, rainy, clean air78Bhot, a little rain, clean airTikal9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (67 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Panama City

🇵🇦 Panama · tropical climate

Best month
February 77/100
Months won
3 of 12

Tikal

🇬🇹 Guatemala · tropical climate

Best month
January 81/100
Months won
6 of 12

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