Best time to visit Puerto Princesa

February is the best time to visit Puerto Princesa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January 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 61/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud April 52 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 85 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 61 29 °C 12 80
2 January 57 28 °C 15 73
3 March 55 29 °C 15 72
4 April 51 30 °C 16 65
5 December 49 28 °C 23 71
6 November 48 29 °C 26 69
7 October 48 29 °C 28 69
8 July 47 29 °C 27 67
9 September 47 29 °C 26 68
10 August 47 29 °C 26 68
11 June 46 30 °C 27 65
12 May 44 30 °C 25 63

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 67 % 73
February 27 °C 29 °C 60 % 80
March 28 °C 29 °C 53 % 72
April 29 °C 30 °C 52 % 65
May 30 °C 30 °C 75 % 63
June 30 °C 30 °C 86 % 65
July 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 67
August 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 68
September 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 68
October 29 °C 29 °C 83 % 69
November 29 °C 29 °C 75 % 69
December 29 °C 28 °C 73 % 71

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 25 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 28.2 °C 109 mm 67 %
February 28.6 °C 85 mm 60 %
March 29.4 °C 104 mm 53 %
April 30.3 °C 86 mm 52 %
May 30.1 °C 189 mm 75 %
June 29.5 °C 223 mm 86 %
July 29.1 °C 223 mm 88 %
August 29.3 °C 210 mm 87 %
September 29.2 °C 237 mm 87 %
October 28.9 °C 254 mm 83 %
November 28.7 °C 214 mm 75 %
December 28.3 °C 203 mm 73 %

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.