Central Visayas · Philippines

San Francisco travel guide

San Francisco is a city in Central Visayas, Philippines, home to about 61,000 people.

Nearest airport
CEB55 km · Mactan Cebu International Airport
Currency
PHPPhilippine peso
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Language
English, Filipino, Taglish

When to go

The best time to visit San Francisco

San Francisco has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 424 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec424 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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).

Getting there

Getting to San Francisco: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC, 98 km) and Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG, 136 km) are also within reach.

large airport

CEB · Mactan Cebu International Airport

55.4 km from the centreICAO RPVM
medium airport

TAC · Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

98.0 km from the centreICAO RPVA
large airport

TAG · Bohol-Panglao International Airport

135.5 km from the centreICAO RPSP

Questions

San Francisco: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit San Francisco?

San Francisco has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 424 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to San Francisco?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC, 98 km) and Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG, 136 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in San Francisco?

Philippine peso (PHP).

Nearby

Destinations near San Francisco

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.