Mambajao weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Mambajao is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with May and January close behind. Mambajao averages about 2,452 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 117 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,452
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 2,688 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 10 m

When is the best time to visit Mambajao?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mambajao is April, then May and January. The dullest month is January (66/100, 413 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mambajao?
Mambajao gets a moderate 2,452 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #12 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 2,688 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 | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 413 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 262 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 185 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 117 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 129 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 197 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 191 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 184 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 220 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 274 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 351 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Mambajao by month
The sea off Mambajao is warmest in June at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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 · 77 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Butuan Philippines · 91 km · best in Jan · 2,067 h sun/yr
- Panglao Philippines · 109 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City Philippines · 142 km · best in Apr · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Dumaguete City Philippines · 155 km · best in Apr · 2,325 h sun/yr
- Pagadian Philippines · 210 km · best in Mar · 2,559 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Surigao Philippines · 101 km · 2,098 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ozamiz Philippines · 153 km · 2,242 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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