Cagayan de Oro weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Cagayan de Oro is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with March and February close behind. Cagayan de Oro averages about 2,266 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 71 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,266
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 2,097 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 56 m
When is the best time to visit Cagayan de Oro?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cagayan de Oro is April, then March and February. The dullest month is January (65/100, 157 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cagayan de Oro?
Cagayan de Oro gets a moderate 2,266 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #24 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 2,097 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 | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 157 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 98 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 76 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 71 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 65 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 157 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 258 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 257 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 206 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 233 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 238 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 173 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 173 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Cagayan de Oro by month
The sea off Cagayan de Oro 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
- Butuan Philippines · 119 km · best in Jan · 2,067 h sun/yr
- Panglao Philippines · 131 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Pagadian Philippines · 140 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Dumaguete City Philippines · 150 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City Philippines · 196 km · best in Apr · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Davao Philippines · 211 km · best in Apr · 2,201 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mambajao Philippines · 77 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Ozamiz Philippines · 83 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Dipolog Philippines · 123 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Cagayan de Oro compares month by month: Cagayan de Oro vs Davao · Cagayan de Oro vs Zamboanga · Cagayan de Oro vs General Santos · Cagayan de Oro vs Butuan · all comparisons
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