Santa Catalina sits on the Pacific side of Veraguas Province, a village of a few hundred residents with a fishing-community past. Its only land route is a paved road of about 50 km from Soná, roughly an hour and ten minutes by car. International surfers began arriving in the 1970s and 1980s for its waves, and boats leave from the village for Coiba National Park.
Nights sit around 25°C and afternoons around 29°C.
Santa Catalina barely changes season: afternoons sit around 31°C and nights around 25°C most of the year.
There is a clear wet season from April – December, peaking in October with around 629 mm. The dry months run from February – March.
Wind is rarely an issue; most months sit between calm and a light breeze. The air stays clean through the year.
Daylight is steady all year, around 12.0 hours a day.
For what you're after, the best months in Santa Catalina are January – April. Expect fast internet (207 Mbps) and a moderate cost of living (about €1350 a month).
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