Best time to visit Zamboanga

February is the best time to visit Zamboanga for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 14 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 58/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud March 64 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 98 mm
Warmth April 29 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 58 29 °C 14 73
2 January 55 28 °C 17 71
3 March 51 29 °C 18 70
4 July 50 28 °C 26 70
5 August 50 28 °C 24 70
6 September 50 28 °C 24 70
7 October 50 28 °C 27 70
8 December 50 29 °C 22 70
9 June 49 28 °C 26 69
10 November 49 29 °C 25 69
11 May 47 29 °C 26 68
12 April 47 29 °C 22 68

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 28 °C 72 % 71
February 28 °C 29 °C 69 % 73
March 28 °C 29 °C 64 % 70
April 29 °C 29 °C 66 % 68
May 29 °C 29 °C 80 % 68
June 29 °C 28 °C 87 % 69
July 29 °C 28 °C 87 % 70
August 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 70
September 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 70
October 29 °C 28 °C 84 % 70
November 29 °C 29 °C 78 % 69
December 29 °C 29 °C 75 % 70

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 29 °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 28.4 °C 114 mm 72 %
February 28.7 °C 98 mm 69 %
March 29.2 °C 105 mm 64 %
April 29.5 °C 129 mm 66 %
May 29.1 °C 204 mm 80 %
June 28.5 °C 231 mm 87 %
July 28.1 °C 207 mm 87 %
August 28.3 °C 190 mm 85 %
September 28.4 °C 179 mm 85 %
October 28.4 °C 230 mm 84 %
November 28.6 °C 189 mm 78 %
December 28.5 °C 153 mm 75 %

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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