General Santos weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇭 Philippines · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit General Santos is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with March and April close behind. General Santos averages about 2,403 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,403

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

1,823 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

951k

Elevation

147 m

When is the best time to visit General Santos?

For sunshine, the best time to visit General Santos is February, then March and April. The dullest month is May (65/100, 184 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is General Santos?

General Santos gets a moderate 2,403 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate February from May. It ranks #16 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 1,823 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in General Santos by month

The sea off General Santos is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February 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

• Davao Philippines · 133 km · best in Apr · 2,201 h sun/yr
• Pagadian Philippines · 267 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
• Cagayan de Oro Philippines · 293 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
• Butuan Philippines · 325 km · best in Jan · 2,067 h sun/yr
• Zamboanga Philippines · 349 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
• Dumaguete City Philippines · 415 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Cotabato Philippines · 157 km · 2,270 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Tahuna Indonesia · 268 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Ozamiz Philippines · 273 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Mar

Head-to-head

How General Santos compares month by month: General Santos vs Davao · General Santos vs Cagayan de Oro · General Santos vs Manado · General Santos vs Pagadian · all comparisons