Central Visayas · Philippines
Cebu City in August
In August, Cebu City averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 216 mm of rain over the month. Cebu City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 216 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 85
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Cebu City
August is tied for the 4th warmest month in Cebu City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 25 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 216 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 162 mm (1944 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 30 min, against 11 h 30 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 77 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 23 °C | 63 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 66 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 25 °C | 123 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 238 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 24 °C | 242 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 24 °C | 216 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 224 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 229 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 24 °C | 187 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 164 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Cebu City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 216 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Cebu City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Philippines in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cebu City
This guide lists 85 places to stay in Cebu City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 9; 1–3 km, 65; 3–10 km, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.