Basco weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Basco is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with March and January close behind. Basco averages about 2,288 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 36 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,288
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,987 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 65 m
When is the best time to visit Basco?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Basco is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (65/100, 190 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Basco?
Basco gets a moderate 2,288 hours of sunshine a year. February (86/100) is noticeably better than May (65). It ranks #22 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,288 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 52% of the annual 1,987 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 49 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 86 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 36 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 41 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 49 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 190 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 247 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 327 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 419 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 280 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 157 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 111 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 77 | 24° / 75°F | 24° / 75°F | 81 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Basco by month
The sea off Basco is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 25°C / 77°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
- Taitung Taiwan · 272 km · best in Feb · 1,763 h sun/yr
- Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) Taiwan · 290 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Magong Taiwan · 423 km · best in Oct · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Taichung (Qingshui) Taiwan · 446 km · best in Feb · 1,740 h sun/yr
- Ishigaki Japan · 497 km · best in Feb · 1,858 h sun/yr
- Taoyuan Taiwan · 520 km · best in Dec · 1,334 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Orchid Island Taiwan · 181 km · 1,762 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Pingtung Taiwan · 294 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Laoag Philippines · 295 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tuguegarao Philippines · 313 km · 2,186 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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