Best time to visit Dumaguete
Month-by-month weather averages for Dumaguete.
Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C / 84 °F | 24.4 °C / 76 °F | 175 mm / 6.9 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 29.5 °C / 85 °F | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 137 mm / 5.4 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 30.7 °C / 87 °F | 24.7 °C / 76 °F | 95 mm / 3.7 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 31.6 °C / 89 °F | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 106 mm / 4.2 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 31.4 °C / 89 °F | 25.6 °C / 78 °F | 204 mm / 8 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 30.6 °C / 87 °F | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 277 mm / 10.9 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 30 °C / 86 °F | 24.9 °C / 77 °F | 324 mm / 12.7 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 30.2 °C / 86 °F | 24.9 °C / 77 °F | 260 mm / 10.2 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 30.1 °C / 86 °F | 24.8 °C / 77 °F | 307 mm / 12.1 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 30.1 °C / 86 °F | 24.8 °C / 77 °F | 301 mm / 11.8 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 30.1 °C / 86 °F | 25 °C / 77 °F | 199 mm / 7.8 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 29.6 °C / 85 °F | 24.8 °C / 77 °F | 198 mm / 7.8 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
No month is good for this in Dumaguete.
Dumaguete is hot, humid and rainy in every month, with a wet season from roughly May to December bringing heavy, mostly-afternoon downpours on top of already oppressive heat and humidity; even the relatively drier January-to-April stretch stays too hot and muggy for comfortable outdoor exploring, so no month is good or best for this purpose.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
No month is good for this in Dumaguete.
Year-round heat, humidity and afternoon-concentrated rain mean it is never cool or dry enough to hike comfortably in Dumaguete, with the June-to-December wet season adding frequent heavy downpours right during trekking hours; no month qualifies as good or best for hiking.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 女鹿平温泉めがひらスキー場, Megahiraonsen Megahira Ski Area, 2942 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 33.9 °C | 34.4 °C | 36.1 °C | 37.7 °C | 38.3 °C | 37.5 °C | 36.3 °C | 36.7 °C | 36.6 °C | 36.7 °C | 36.2 °C | 35.2 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 5.2 days | 3.5 days | 2.9 days | 2 days | 6.5 days | 10.1 days | 12.3 days | 8.4 days | 10.3 days | 10.6 days | 6 days | 5.9 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 9.4 h | 10.4 h | 11.1 h | 11.3 h | 10.8 h | 10 h | 9.3 h | 10 h | 9.3 h | 9.3 h | 9.6 h | 9.8 h |
| Relative humidity | 84% | 82% | 79% | 77% | 81% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 5 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ | 7.3 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | 4.2 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 7.2 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 8.7 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | 7.5 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Dragon boat races
April, May and June, dates vary from year to year
- Santa Catalina fiesta
21–30 November
Worth knowing before you go
- Christmas and New Year travel rush
January and December
- Holy Week travel rush
March and April, dates vary from year to year
- Undas (All Saints'/All Souls') travel period
31 October–2 November