Mimaropa · Philippines
Puerto Princesa in August
In August, Puerto Princesa averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 193 mm of rain over the month. Puerto Princesa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 193 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Puerto Princesa
August is tied for the coolest month in Puerto Princesa by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 24 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 193 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 130 mm (1559 mm a year); it is the 4th 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 | 31 °C | 23 °C | 26 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 22 °C | 14 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 23 °C | 25 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 42 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 24 °C | 136 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 23 °C | 180 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 23 °C | 191 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 23 °C | 193 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 23 °C | 197 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 23 °C | 205 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 23 °C | 203 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 146 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 Puerto Princesa?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 193 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa
This guide lists 76 places to stay in Puerto Princesa, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 25; 1–3 km, 40; 3–10 km, 10; 10 km or more, 1.
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.