Best time to visit Tacloban

February is the best time to visit Tacloban for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 19 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 52/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud April 59 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 110 mm
Warmth May 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 52 28 °C 19 74
2 January 52 28 °C 23 74
3 March 50 29 °C 21 72
4 December 50 28 °C 27 72
5 November 49 29 °C 25 70
6 October 48 29 °C 26 68
7 April 47 30 °C 20 69
8 July 47 30 °C 26 67
9 September 46 30 °C 23 66
10 June 46 30 °C 26 65
11 August 46 30 °C 22 66
12 May 45 30 °C 24 65

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 28 °C 73 % 74
February 27 °C 28 °C 67 % 74
March 28 °C 29 °C 63 % 72
April 29 °C 30 °C 59 % 69
May 29 °C 30 °C 70 % 65
June 30 °C 30 °C 81 % 65
July 29 °C 30 °C 87 % 67
August 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 66
September 29 °C 30 °C 85 % 66
October 29 °C 29 °C 80 % 68
November 29 °C 29 °C 74 % 70
December 28 °C 28 °C 76 % 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 27.8 °C 234 mm 73 %
February 28.0 °C 171 mm 67 %
March 28.7 °C 161 mm 63 %
April 29.6 °C 110 mm 59 %
May 30.2 °C 142 mm 70 %
June 29.8 °C 215 mm 81 %
July 29.6 °C 208 mm 87 %
August 30.0 °C 162 mm 86 %
September 29.8 °C 184 mm 85 %
October 29.3 °C 204 mm 80 %
November 28.7 °C 226 mm 74 %
December 28.1 °C 297 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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