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Best time to visit Cotabato

February is the best time to visit Cotabato for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 17 wet days.

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 53/100
A beach holiday January sea 29 °C
The least cloud March 65 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 143 mm
Warmth April 31 °C
Cooler weather July 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 53 30 °C 17 68
2 January 51 29 °C 19 69
3 July 50 29 °C 27 67
4 August 49 29 °C 26 68
5 September 49 29 °C 25 68
6 October 49 29 °C 27 67
7 December 48 29 °C 22 67
8 June 48 29 °C 28 66
9 November 48 29 °C 25 66
10 March 48 30 °C 20 66
11 May 46 30 °C 28 64
12 April 45 31 °C 23 64

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 73 % 69
February 29 °C 30 °C 70 % 68
March 29 °C 30 °C 65 % 66
April 29 °C 31 °C 66 % 64
May 30 °C 30 °C 80 % 64
June 30 °C 29 °C 86 % 66
July 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 67
August 29 °C 29 °C 85 % 68
September 29 °C 29 °C 85 % 68
October 29 °C 29 °C 84 % 67
November 29 °C 29 °C 77 % 66
December 29 °C 29 °C 76 % 67

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 31 °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 29.4 °C 169 mm 73 %
February 29.8 °C 143 mm 70 %
March 30.4 °C 159 mm 65 %
April 30.6 °C 175 mm 66 %
May 30.0 °C 291 mm 80 %
June 29.2 °C 309 mm 86 %
July 28.8 °C 277 mm 87 %
August 28.9 °C 243 mm 85 %
September 29.0 °C 217 mm 85 %
October 29.1 °C 262 mm 84 %
November 29.5 °C 219 mm 77 %
December 29.5 °C 181 mm 76 %

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.