Tocumen

Coordinates: 9°4′48″N 79°22′48″W / 9.08000°N 79.38000°W / 9.08000; -79.38000
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Tocumen
Tocumen is located in Panama
Tocumen
Tocumen
Coordinates: 9°4′48″N 79°22′48″W / 9.08000°N 79.38000°W / 9.08000; -79.38000
Country Panama
ProvincePanamá
DistrictPanamá
Area
 • Land63.9 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total74,952
 • Density1,173.9/km2 (3,040/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Tocumen is a city and corregimiento in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 74,952 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 47,032; its population as of 2000 was 83,187.[1] It is the site of the Tocumen International Airport.

Climate[edit]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tocumen has a tropical monsoon climate, abbreviated "Am" on climate maps.

Climate data for Tocumen
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 36.0
(96.8)
36.6
(97.9)
37.0
(98.6)
37.6
(99.7)
38.0
(100.4)
38.0
(100.4)
36.0
(96.8)
38.0
(100.4)
35.4
(95.7)
35.2
(95.4)
35.0
(95.0)
35.5
(95.9)
36.5
(97.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.5
(81.5)
27.8
(82.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
16.0
(60.8)
16.0
(60.8)
15.8
(60.4)
19.0
(66.2)
19.5
(67.1)
19.7
(67.5)
17.5
(63.5)
20.0
(68.0)
17.8
(64.0)
18.5
(65.3)
17.0
(62.6)
17.8
(64.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.4
(1.04)
10.0
(0.39)
15.2
(0.60)
69.6
(2.74)
231.6
(9.12)
234.7
(9.24)
172.4
(6.79)
218.0
(8.58)
246.8
(9.72)
326.3
(12.85)
240.9
(9.48)
100.6
(3.96)
1,892.5
(74.51)
Average relative humidity (%) 69.6 66.1 64.9 67.7 78.2 80.6 79.6 80.3 81.2 82.4 81.9 75.3 75.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 211.9 203.7 211.2 179.6 127.5 97.4 110.5 111.9 113.2 114.3 126.6 171.3 1,779.1
Source: [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Datos Historicos- Hidrometeorologica de ETESA". ETESA. Retrieved October 9, 2012.