Butuan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Butuan is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Butuan averages about 2,067 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 572 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,067
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 63/100
- Rain / year
- 3,423 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 310k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Butuan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Butuan is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 572 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Butuan?
Butuan gets a moderate 2,067 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #42 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 41% of the annual 3,423 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 572 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 390 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 272 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 195 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 63 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 189 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 235 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 201 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 180 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 180 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 226 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 338 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 445 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Butuan by month
The sea off Butuan is warmest in June at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°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
- Cagayan de Oro Philippines · 119 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Panglao Philippines · 200 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Davao Philippines · 204 km · best in Apr · 2,201 h sun/yr
- Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City Philippines · 223 km · best in Apr · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Dumaguete City Philippines · 243 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Pagadian Philippines · 255 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Surigao Philippines · 89 km · 2,098 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mambajao Philippines · 91 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Siargao Philippines · 117 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ozamiz Philippines · 199 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Butuan compares month by month: Butuan vs Davao · Butuan vs Cagayan de Oro · Butuan vs Panglao · all comparisons
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