Bongao weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Bongao is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with March and February close behind. Bongao averages about 2,485 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 95 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,485
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,787 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Bongao?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bongao is April, then March and February. The dullest month is January (66/100, 188 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bongao?
Bongao gets a moderate 2,485 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #8 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 1,787 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 | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 188 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 130 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 122 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 95 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 129 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 158 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 176 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 143 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 165 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 149 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 179 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Bongao by month
The sea off Bongao is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°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
- Tawau Malaysia · 197 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 308 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Zamboanga Philippines · 330 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 412 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 421 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Pagadian Philippines · 514 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tomanggong Malaysia · 127 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Lahad Datu Malaysia · 157 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jolo Philippines · 179 km · 2,488 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Sandakan Malaysia · 209 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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