Negros Island Region · Philippines

Santa Catalina travel guide

Santa Catalina is a city in Negros Island Region, Philippines, home to about 80,000 people.

Nearest airport
DGT48 km · Sibulan Airport
Currency
PHPPhilippine peso
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Language
English, Filipino, Taglish

When to go

The best time to visit Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina 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; July is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec319 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 Santa Catalina: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sibulan Airport (DGT), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dipolog Airport (DPL, 97 km) and Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG, 103 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

DGT · Sibulan Airport

47.8 km from the centreICAO RPVD
medium airport

DPL · Dipolog Airport

96.7 km from the centreICAO RPMG
large airport

TAG · Bohol-Panglao International Airport

102.7 km from the centreICAO RPSP

Questions

Santa Catalina: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Santa Catalina?

Santa Catalina 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; July is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Santa Catalina?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sibulan Airport (DGT), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dipolog Airport (DPL, 97 km) and Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG, 103 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Santa Catalina?

Philippine peso (PHP).

Nearby

Destinations near Santa Catalina

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.