Balayan weather in October

In October, Balayan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 220 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Balayan's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Balayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Batangas.

Density
461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Balayan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Balayan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Balayan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°253.711.37.2
Feb28° / 24°213.311.56.9
Mar29° / 25°294.611.96.2
Apr31° / 26°326.612.35.2
May30° / 27°16619.812.63.7
Jun30° / 26°27025.412.83.2
Jul29° / 26°47028.512.73.1
Aug28° / 26°4052812.53.2
Sep29° / 26°39827.512.13.2
Oct29° / 26°22021.711.73.9
Nov29° / 26°8510.811.45.3
Dec28° / 25°1098.211.26.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112377
122377
132476
142476
152575
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Balayan gets around 220 mm of rain over 21.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
287
387
486
586
685
784
883
983
1082
1181
1280
1378
1477
1575
1673
1771
1869
1967
2065
2163
2261
2359
2457
2555
2654
2752
2851
2950
3049
3149

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103466
203565
303664
403862
503961
604060
704159
804258
904357
1004456
1104555
1204555
1304654
1404753
1504852
1604951
1705050
1805149
1905248
2015346
2115445
2215544
2315643
2415742
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2615841
2715940
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3116039

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
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711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:42
211.95:505:42
311.95:505:41
411.85:505:40
511.85:505:40
611.85:505:39
711.85:505:38
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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284.8Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Balayan

In seasonPeak

In October, Balayan sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Balayan's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Balayan?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balayan.

What to pack for Balayan in October

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

In October, Balayan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Balayan in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in June 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
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Balayan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balayan peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 highAug 18UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Balayan in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Balayan is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2244 µg/m³Feb 1323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balayan?

Balayan sits at 13.9°N, 120.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Calaca, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Balayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,539 m.

The land around Balayan is covered by water (36%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, water (37%), trees (34%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
763 m
80 km
2,539 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Calaca 9.0 km · Calatagan 16 km · Nasugbu 18 km · Taal 22 km · Tagaytay 28 km · General Emilio Aguinaldo 28 km · Mendez-Nuñez 28 km · Patuto 32 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 Balayan (13.9371°, 120.7322°, elevation 8 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).