Bacolod City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Bacolod City is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with April and February close behind. Bacolod City averages about 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 68 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,259
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 2,333 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 949k
- Elevation
- 25 m
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When is the best time to visit Bacolod City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bacolod City is March, then April and February. The dullest month is May (65/100, 182 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bacolod City?
Bacolod City gets a moderate 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate March from May. It ranks #26 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 2,333 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 117 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 79 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 68 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 63 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 182 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 281 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 312 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 270 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 268 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 284 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 184 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 225 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Bacolod City by month
The sea off Bacolod City is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Iloilo Philippines · 58 km · best in Mar · 2,432 h sun/yr
- Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City Philippines · 117 km · best in Apr · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Kalibo Philippines · 122 km · best in Apr · 2,132 h sun/yr
- Panglao Philippines · 157 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Dumaguete City Philippines · 163 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Caticlan Philippines · 173 km · best in Mar · 2,593 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Roxas City Philippines · 96 km · 2,132 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Bacolod City compares month by month: Bacolod City vs Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City · Bacolod City vs Iloilo · Bacolod City vs Tacloban City · Bacolod City vs Kalibo · all comparisons
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