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Tocumen
Corregimiento
Tocumen is located in Panama
Tocumen
Tocumen
Location in Panama
Country  Panama
Province Panamá
District Panamá
Area
 • Land 63.9 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 74,952
 • Density 1,173.9/km2 (3,040/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)

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

Climate

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

See also

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