Banaue weather in August

In August, Banaue sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 449 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Banaue's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banaue's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 449 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Banaue reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
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26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

Banaue weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 13°	67	13.1	11.1	5.8
Feb	22° / 14°	63	12.1	11.4	6.0
Mar	23° / 15°	88	14.9	11.9	6.1
Apr	25° / 16°	123	16.4	12.4	5.8
May	25° / 17°	350	24.2	12.8	4.5
Jun	25° / 17°	336	25.4	13	4.1
Jul	25° / 17°	471	28.6	12.9	3.8
Aug	24° / 17°	449	29.1	12.6	3.7
Sep	24° / 17°	352	27.3	12.1	3.9
Oct	24° / 16°	249	20.7	11.6	5.0
Nov	23° / 15°	151	17	11.2	5.4
Dec	21° / 14°	147	17.2	11	5.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
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26	7	93
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30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banaue gets around 449 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	55
Muggy (%)	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	45

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:39	6:25
2	12.8	5:39	6:24
3	12.7	5:39	6:24
4	12.7	5:40	6:24
5	12.7	5:40	6:23
6	12.7	5:40	6:23
7	12.7	5:40	6:22
8	12.7	5:41	6:22
9	12.7	5:41	6:21
10	12.7	5:41	6:21
11	12.6	5:41	6:20
12	12.6	5:42	6:19
13	12.6	5:42	6:19
14	12.6	5:42	6:18
15	12.6	5:42	6:18
16	12.6	5:43	6:17
17	12.6	5:43	6:16
18	12.5	5:43	6:16
19	12.5	5:43	6:15
20	12.5	5:43	6:14
21	12.5	5:44	6:14
22	12.5	5:44	6:13
23	12.5	5:44	6:12
24	12.5	5:44	6:12
25	12.4	5:44	6:11
26	12.4	5:45	6:10
27	12.4	5:45	6:09
28	12.4	5:45	6:09
29	12.4	5:45	6:08
30	12.4	5:45	6:07
31	12.4	5:45	6:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Banaue

In seasonPeak

In August, Banaue sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banaue's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Banaue?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banaue.

What to pack for Banaue in August

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

In August, Banaue sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Banaue in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banaue peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Banaue in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Banaue is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	16	16	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Banaue?

Banaue sits at 16.9°N, 121.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lagawe, 14 km away.

Topography around Banaue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banaue has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m around an average of 1,233 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,854 m.

The land around Banaue is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,038 m

trees 87%

16 km

2,281 m

trees 94%

80 km

2,854 m

trees 72%

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← July Banaue year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Lagawe 14 km · Bontoc 21 km · Mankayan 30 km · Diadi 38 km · Solano 46 km · Baggabag B 47 km · Bayombong 49 km · Ramon 52 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

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 Banaue (16.9136°, 121.0618°, elevation 0 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45