Region · Philippines
Where to stay in Northern Mindanao
This guide covers 30 destinations in Northern Mindanao, a first-level administrative division of Philippines, with 29 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Valencia. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Laguindingan International Airport (CGY).
- Destinations in this guide
- 30
- Places to stay
- 29
- Main airport
- CGYLaguindingan International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
Destinations
Destinations in Northern Mindanao
Every destination in this guide in Northern Mindanao, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cagayan de Oro | 741,617 | 26 | CGY · 26 km |
| Iligan | 368,132 | 1 | OZC · 45 km |
| Valencia | 223,620 | 1 | CGY · 105 km |
| Don Carlos | 73,592 | 1 | DVO · 95 km |
| Malaybalay | 195,046 | CGY · 90 km | |
| Ozamiz | 143,620 | OZC · 3 km | |
| Gingoog | 138,895 | BXU · 44 km | |
| Manolo Fortich | 118,075 | CGY · 53 km | |
| Quezon | 114,521 | DVO · 90 km | |
| Maramag | 109,864 | DVO · 100 km | |
| Talakag | 81,932 | CGY · 45 km | |
| Tagoloan | 80,424 | CGY · 33 km | |
| Balingasag | 76,877 | CGY · 39 km | |
| Lala | 75,015 | OZC · 25 km | |
| Balo-i | 74,003 | OZC · 42 km | |
| Kapatagan | 72,762 | OZC · 32 km | |
| Oroquieta | 71,373 | OZC · 34 km | |
| Lantapan | 68,777 | CGY · 92 km | |
| Tangub | 68,419 | OZC · 16 km | |
| Opol | 66,836 | CGY · 16 km | |
| Sultan Naga Dimaporo | 65,656 | PAG · 29 km | |
| San Fernando | 65,494 | DVO · 95 km | |
| El Salvador | 62,126 | CGY · 8 km | |
| Pangantucan | 60,162 | CGY · 96 km | |
| Jasaan | 58,098 | CGY · 33 km | |
| Kitaotao | 57,364 | DVO · 91 km | |
| Impasugong | 55,901 | CGY · 69 km | |
| Claveria | 52,718 | CGY · 48 km | |
| Libona | 51,555 | CGY · 44 km | |
| Tubod | 50,395 | OZC · 15 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Northern Mindanao
29 hotels in Northern Mindanao recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Northern Mindanao
From the climate of 30 destinations in Northern Mindanao 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 30 | 29 °C | 191 mm |
| February | 0 of 30 | 29 °C | 123 mm |
| March | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 136 mm |
| April | 0 of 30 | 32 °C | 122 mm |
| May | 0 of 30 | 32 °C | 201 mm |
| June | 0 of 30 | 31 °C | 301 mm |
| July | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 298 mm |
| August | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 286 mm |
| September | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 280 mm |
| October | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 275 mm |
| November | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 221 mm |
| December | 0 of 30 | 30 °C | 217 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 Northern Mindanao
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Northern Mindanao 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.
CGY · Laguindingan International Airport
OZC · Labo Airport
DVO · Francisco Bangoy International Airport
BXU · Bancasi Airport
PAG · Pagadian Airport
CGM · Camiguin Airport
DPL · Dipolog Airport
CBO · Cotabato (Awang) Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Northern Mindanao, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
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Nearby
Regions near Northern Mindanao
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); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.