Puerto Princesa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇭 Philippines · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Puerto Princesa is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with March and April close behind. Puerto Princesa averages about 2,258 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,258
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,686 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 223k
- Elevation
- 14 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Princesa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Princesa is February, then March and April. The dullest month is June (65/100, 204 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Princesa?
Puerto Princesa gets a moderate 2,258 hours of sunshine a year. February (86/100) is noticeably better than June (65). It ranks #27 of 43 destinations in Philippines for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 1,686 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 | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 67 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 34 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 37 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 56 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 126 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 204 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 216 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 208 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 194 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 209 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 182 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Princesa by month
The sea off Puerto Princesa is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°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
- Coron Philippines · 302 km · best in Mar · 2,566 h sun/yr
- Caticlan Philippines · 425 km · best in Mar · 2,593 h sun/yr
- Iloilo Philippines · 426 km · best in Mar · 2,432 h sun/yr
- Kalibo Philippines · 450 km · best in Apr · 2,132 h sun/yr
- Zamboanga Philippines · 480 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
- Bacolod City Philippines · 480 km · best in Mar · 2,259 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- San Vicente Philippines · 104 km · 2,341 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- El Nido Philippines · 178 km · 2,483 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Cuyo Philippines · 282 km · 2,564 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Kudat Malaysia · 378 km · 2,260 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Puerto Princesa compares month by month: Puerto Princesa vs Iloilo · Puerto Princesa vs Coron · Puerto Princesa vs Caticlan · all comparisons
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