Droughts in Panama
17 droughts have been recorded in Panama by Global Incident Tracker, 17 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 6 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
17
In 2026
17
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent droughts in Panama
Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal
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Panama Canal to cap ship transits due to El Nino drought
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Panama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens
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Panama Canal drought raises new risks for US shipping
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Drought slows ships on Panama Canal
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Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
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Looming Drought to Curb US LNG Tanker Traffic in Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Faces Growing Drought and Transit Curtailments
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The Panama Canal’s New Boss Inherits a Drought and a Bidding War for Transit Slots
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Drought causes Panama Canal traffic jam
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New Panama Canal Chief Must Navigate Drought and Geopolitics
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Panama Canal warns of deeper transit cuts as El Niño drought threat intensifies
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Panama Canal Postpones Neopanamax Draft Cut to October Amid Severe Drought - News and Statistics
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Panama Canal Cuts Ship Crossings As El Niño Fuels Drought
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Panama Canal reduces number of ship transits due to drought — Channel NewsAsia
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A Severe Drought Is Straining the Panama Canal. Could Global Warming Make It Worse?
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The Panama Canal announces it will limit the number of ships allowed to cross the passage over the next month due to El Niño causing droughts in the region.
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When they happen
September carries the most droughts we hold for Panama — 14 of 17. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 2 | |
| September | 14 | |
| October | 1 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Droughts have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · NASA EONET · ReliefWeb · news.