Best time to visit Davao

February is the best time to visit Davao for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 11 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 64/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud April 64 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 90 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather January 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 64 29 °C 11 80
2 March 61 30 °C 12 77
3 January 60 29 °C 14 73
4 December 58 29 °C 14 72
5 April 56 30 °C 13 70
6 November 53 29 °C 17 67
7 July 49 29 °C 23 68
8 August 49 29 °C 23 68
9 June 49 29 °C 24 67
10 September 48 29 °C 21 66
11 October 48 30 °C 22 66
12 May 47 30 °C 23 66

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 74 % 73
February 28 °C 29 °C 70 % 80
March 28 °C 30 °C 65 % 77
April 29 °C 30 °C 64 % 70
May 29 °C 30 °C 78 % 66
June 30 °C 29 °C 85 % 67
July 29 °C 29 °C 85 % 68
August 29 °C 29 °C 83 % 68
September 29 °C 29 °C 82 % 66
October 29 °C 30 °C 82 % 66
November 29 °C 29 °C 76 % 67
December 29 °C 29 °C 76 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 23 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 28.5 °C 128 mm 74 %
February 28.8 °C 90 mm 70 %
March 29.6 °C 92 mm 65 %
April 30.3 °C 99 mm 64 %
May 29.8 °C 181 mm 78 %
June 29.1 °C 198 mm 85 %
July 29.0 °C 179 mm 85 %
August 29.2 °C 187 mm 83 %
September 29.5 °C 176 mm 82 %
October 29.6 °C 191 mm 82 %
November 29.4 °C 130 mm 76 %
December 29.0 °C 109 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.

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