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Best time to visit General Santos

February is the best time to visit General Santos for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to March.

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 55/100
A beach holiday January sea 29 °C
The least cloud April 66 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 149 mm
Warmth April 32 °C
Cooler weather July 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 55 30 °C 15 67
2 January 51 30 °C 19 68
3 March 50 31 °C 17 64
4 July 48 29 °C 27 68
5 August 48 30 °C 26 68
6 December 47 30 °C 22 66
7 September 47 30 °C 24 66
8 June 47 30 °C 27 66
9 November 46 30 °C 25 65
10 October 46 30 °C 25 66
11 May 44 31 °C 27 64
12 April 44 32 °C 19 61

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 30 °C 76 % 68
February 29 °C 30 °C 72 % 67
March 29 °C 31 °C 67 % 64
April 29 °C 32 °C 66 % 61
May 29 °C 31 °C 79 % 64
June 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 66
July 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 68
August 29 °C 30 °C 83 % 68
September 29 °C 30 °C 82 % 66
October 29 °C 30 °C 83 % 66
November 29 °C 30 °C 79 % 65
December 29 °C 30 °C 78 % 66

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 32 °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 29.9 °C 192 mm 76 %
February 30.5 °C 149 mm 72 %
March 31.2 °C 158 mm 67 %
April 31.7 °C 184 mm 66 %
May 30.7 °C 283 mm 79 %
June 29.9 °C 308 mm 86 %
July 29.4 °C 243 mm 86 %
August 29.6 °C 223 mm 83 %
September 30.1 °C 193 mm 82 %
October 30.2 °C 262 mm 83 %
November 30.1 °C 246 mm 79 %
December 30.1 °C 198 mm 78 %

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.