Bacolod City weather in July

In July, Bacolod City sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 361 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bacolod City's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bacolod City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
361 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Bacolod City is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
2,796/km²
people per km²
Founded
1755

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bacolod City reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bacolod City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bacolod City weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°20221.711.44.5
Feb28° / 24°16017.111.64.6
Mar29° / 24°14516.311.94.5
Apr31° / 25°11315.312.24.1
May31° / 25°22724.812.53.0
Jun30° / 25°34628.312.62.7
Jul29° / 25°36129.512.62.9
Aug29° / 25°28427.712.43.1
Sep29° / 25°29428.312.12.9
Oct29° / 25°30929.211.83.0
Nov29° / 25°26326.211.53.3
Dec28° / 24°30626.411.43.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6793
7892
8991
9991
10991
11991
121090
131090
14991
15991
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20991
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31595

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bacolod City gets around 361 mm of rain over 29.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
595
695
795
894
994
1094
1194
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1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1995
2095
2195
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2496
2596
2696
2796
2895
2995
3094
3193

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113961
123961
134060
144060
154159
164258
174258
184357
194456
204456
214555
224654
234654
244753
254753
264852
274852
284852
294852
304852
314852

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:336:10
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312.65:346:10
412.65:346:10
512.65:346:11
612.65:346:11
712.65:356:11
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bacolod City

In seasonPeak

In July, Bacolod City sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bacolod City sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bacolod City?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bacolod City.

What to pack for Bacolod City in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Bacolod City sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bacolod City in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bacolod City in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacolod City peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bacolod City in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bacolod City is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2317 µg/m³Feb 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bacolod City?

Bacolod City sits at 10.7°N, 123.0°E, 14 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mansilingan, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bacolod City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bacolod City.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacolod City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,459 m.

The land around Bacolod City is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), trees (23%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (41%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
2,459 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mansilingan 5.0 km · Sumag 8.0 km · Talisay 8.0 km · Taloc 12 km · Murcia 12 km · Binonga 12 km · Bago City 20 km · Maao 20 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bacolod City (10.6667°, 122.95°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).