David

City in Panama: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

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David-Panama: The original uploader was Moto-gundy at German Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

David is a city in Panama, in Chiriquí Province. About 82,907 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Panama in our atlas.

It lies at 8.43° N, 82.43° W, about 47 m (154 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Panama time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: David. Green dots: other major cities of Panama. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

David has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 21°C (69°F). Around 2,216 mm (87 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

27°21°Jan5029°21°Feb2830°21°Mar4230°22°Apr10128°22°May28527°22°Jun23227°22°Jul27227°22°Aug26526°22°Sep23826°22°Oct29226°21°Nov29826°21°Dec113mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • David-Panama: The original uploader was Moto-gundy at German Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)