Bocas del Toro sea temperature today: 30°C – beach water temperature, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Panama · Central America
Bocas del Toro
Sea
29.5°C85.1°F
Air
UV
Bathtub
Above ⁦28°C⁩

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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Bocas del Toro is 29.5 °C (85 °F). That is 0.5 °C cooler than the usual 30 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming year-round.

Climate · monthly averages

Sea temperature by month

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.

Warmest in October (30.1°C). Coldest in February (28.2°C). Comfortable for swimming year-round.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January28.1°C28.4°C29.0°C24.4°C25.6°C27.1°C
February28.0°C28.2°C28.5°C24.3°C25.5°C27.0°C
March28.2°C28.7°C29.2°C24.7°C26.0°C27.5°C
April28.6°C28.9°C29.4°C25.3°C26.4°C27.7°C
May29.2°C29.7°C30.4°C26.2°C27.3°C28.5°C
June29.3°C29.8°C30.4°C26.3°C27.2°C28.4°C
July28.7°C29.2°C29.6°C26.0°C26.9°C28.4°C
August29.1°C29.5°C29.8°C26.0°C27.1°C28.5°C
September29.6°C30.0°C30.4°C26.3°C27.3°C28.5°C
October29.8°C30.1°C30.6°C26.1°C27.1°C28.0°C
November29.3°C29.5°C29.8°C25.5°C26.4°C27.4°C
December28.1°C28.5°C28.9°C24.8°C25.9°C27.3°C

About Bocas del Toro

Bocas del Toro sits on Isla Colón in Panama's Caribbean archipelago, anchored by Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park – the country's first marine reserve, declared in 1988 across 13,226 hectares of reef, mangrove and leatherback turtle beach. Red Frog Beach on Bastimentos takes its name from the strawberry poison-dart frogs in the jungle behind, while Playa Estrella on the island's northwest tip stays shallow and turquoise with red cushion starfish in the shallows. Sea temperatures hold at 28–29 °C82–84 °F year-round, with Isla Colón airport ten minutes from town.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at Bocas del Toro is 29.5 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.5 °C) – bathtub-warm. The usual September average is 30 °C86 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Bocas del Toro is 29.5 °C85 °F.

Yes – the sea at Bocas del Toro (Panama) stays swimmable all year. February is the coolest month, averaging 28.2 °C83 °F – bathtub-warm; the warmest is October at 30.1 °C86 °F.

In October, at 30.1 °C86 °F on average. The coolest month is February at 28.2 °C83 °F – still above the 18 °C64 °F swimming line, so there is no off-season for swimming.