Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with March and February close behind. Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City averages about 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

2,259

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

2,009 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

965k

Elevation

8 m

When is the best time to visit Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City is April, then March and February. The dullest month is January (65/100, 160 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City?

Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City gets a moderate 2,259 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #25 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 2,009 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City by month

The sea off Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City is warmest in June at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February 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

• Panglao Philippines · 85 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
• Bacolod City Philippines · 117 km · best in Mar · 2,259 h sun/yr
• Dumaguete City Philippines · 131 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
• Tacloban City Philippines · 153 km · best in Apr · 2,169 h sun/yr
• Iloilo Philippines · 173 km · best in Mar · 2,432 h sun/yr
• Cagayan de Oro Philippines · 196 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mambajao Philippines · 142 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City compares month by month: Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City vs Bacolod City · Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City vs Tacloban City · Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City vs Dumaguete City · Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City vs Panglao · all comparisons