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Best time to visit Cebu City

February is the best time to visit Cebu City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 60/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud April 56 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 100 mm
Warmth May 30 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 60 27 °C 15 74
2 March 57 28 °C 16 73
3 January 54 27 °C 19 73
4 April 52 29 °C 17 70
5 December 52 28 °C 24 72
6 November 50 28 °C 24 70
7 October 49 29 °C 26 68
8 July 48 29 °C 25 67
9 September 48 29 °C 23 67
10 August 47 29 °C 22 68
11 June 47 29 °C 26 66
12 May 46 30 °C 24 66

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 27 °C 70 % 73
February 27 °C 27 °C 65 % 74
March 28 °C 28 °C 59 % 73
April 29 °C 29 °C 56 % 70
May 29 °C 30 °C 73 % 66
June 30 °C 29 °C 84 % 66
July 29 °C 29 °C 89 % 67
August 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 68
September 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 84 % 68
November 29 °C 28 °C 74 % 70
December 28 °C 28 °C 74 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.0 °C 156 mm 70 %
February 27.2 °C 120 mm 65 %
March 27.9 °C 110 mm 59 %
April 29.0 °C 100 mm 56 %
May 29.6 °C 162 mm 73 %
June 29.3 °C 226 mm 84 %
July 29.0 °C 223 mm 89 %
August 29.2 °C 170 mm 86 %
September 29.1 °C 183 mm 86 %
October 28.6 °C 238 mm 84 %
November 28.1 °C 219 mm 74 %
December 27.6 °C 220 mm 74 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.