Region · Philippines
Best time to visit Bangsamoro
This guide covers 17 destinations in Bangsamoro, a first-level administrative division of Philippines. The largest by population are Buldon, Cotabato City and Marawi. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO).
- Destinations in this guide
- 17
- Main airport
- CBOCotabato (Awang) Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
Destinations
Destinations in Bangsamoro
Every destination in this guide in Bangsamoro, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buldon | 383,383 | CBO · 43 km | |
| Cotabato City | 383,383 | CBO · 7 km | |
| Marawi | 259,993 | OZC · 53 km | |
| Datu Blah T. Sinsuat | 152,907 | CBO · 24 km | |
| Bongao | 131,887 | TWT · 4 km | |
| Sultan Kudarat | 124,965 | CBO · 9 km | |
| Parang | 123,209 | CBO · 24 km | |
| Lamitan | 116,652 | ZAM · 31 km | |
| Maluso | 66,817 | ZAM · 47 km | |
| Upi | 65,363 | CBO · 18 km | |
| Buluan | 60,931 | CBO · 81 km | |
| Malabang | 58,377 | CBO · 50 km | |
| Sumisip | 55,778 | ZAM · 56 km | |
| Panglima Sugala | 52,657 | TWT · 16 km | |
| Wao | 51,081 | CBO · 78 km | |
| Lumba-Bayabao | 50,959 | OZC · 68 km | |
| Shariff Saydona Mustapha | 50,018 | CBO · 44 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Bangsamoro
From the climate of 17 destinations in Bangsamoro with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 127 mm |
| February | 0 of 17 | 32 °C | 98 mm |
| March | 0 of 17 | 32 °C | 125 mm |
| April | 0 of 17 | 32 °C | 142 mm |
| May | 0 of 17 | 32 °C | 237 mm |
| June | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 268 mm |
| July | 0 of 17 | 30 °C | 230 mm |
| August | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 204 mm |
| September | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 206 mm |
| October | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 246 mm |
| November | 0 of 17 | 31 °C | 213 mm |
| December | 0 of 17 | 32 °C | 167 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Bangsamoro
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Bangsamoro name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
CBO · Cotabato (Awang) Airport
ZAM · Zamboanga International Airport
OZC · Labo Airport
TWT · Sanga Sanga Airport
PAG · Pagadian Airport
CGY · Laguindingan International Airport
JOL · Jolo Airport
GES · General Santos International Airport
DVO · Francisco Bangoy International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Bangsamoro, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Philippines
Nearby
Regions near Bangsamoro
Other regions of Philippines with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.