Jolo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Jolo is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with April and March close behind. Jolo averages about 2,488 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,488
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 1,568 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 101k
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Jolo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jolo is February, then April and March. The dullest month is June (66/100, 155 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jolo?
Jolo gets a moderate 2,488 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate February from June. It ranks #6 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 1,568 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 | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 110 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 83 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 88 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 84 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 117 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 155 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 179 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 151 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 162 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 210 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 125 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 104 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Jolo by month
The sea off Jolo is warmest in May 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
- Zamboanga Philippines · 151 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
- Pagadian Philippines · 334 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Tawau Malaysia · 374 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Dumaguete City Philippines · 444 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- General Santos Philippines · 452 km · best in Feb · 2,403 h sun/yr
- Cagayan de Oro Philippines · 475 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bongao Philippines · 179 km · 2,485 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Tomanggong Malaysia · 270 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Lahad Datu Malaysia · 318 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sandakan Malaysia · 327 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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