Bantayan weather in August

In August, Bantayan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 166 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bantayan's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bantayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Bantayan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bantayan

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

Bantayan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°14517.611.45.4
Feb27° / 25°10212.811.66.0
Mar27° / 26°8812.411.96.3
Apr28° / 27°7010.912.26.1
May29° / 27°12720.512.54.3
Jun29° / 27°23325.112.63.4
Jul28° / 27°23525.112.63.6
Aug29° / 27°16620.212.44.1
Sep28° / 27°2132312.13.8
Oct28° / 26°26626.711.73.6
Nov28° / 26°25623.111.54.3
Dec27° / 26°26623.311.44.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51387
61387
71387
81387
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bantayan gets around 166 mm of rain over 20.2 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 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
270
369
468
566
665
764
864
963
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1563
1663
1764
1865
1966
2066
2167
2267
2368
2468
2568
2669
2769
2870
2970
3071
3171

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14852
24852
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54951
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95050
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154951
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274654
284753
294753
304852
314951

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:366:06
212.55:366:06
312.55:376:05
412.55:376:05
512.55:376:05
612.55:376:05
712.55:376:04
812.45:376:04
912.45:376:03
1012.45:386:03
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1812.45:385:59
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bantayan

In seasonPeak

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

Bantayan 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 August a good time to visit Bantayan?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bantayan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bantayan in August

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

In August, Bantayan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bantayan in August

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

The sea offshore 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
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Bantayan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Bantayan peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Bantayan?

Bantayan sits at 11.2°N, 123.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Daanbantayan, 33 km away.

Topography around Bantayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bantayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,842 m.

The land around Bantayan is covered by water (39%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (85%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
1,842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Daanbantayan 33 km · Bogo 34 km · Sagay 41 km · Escalante 44 km · Paraiso 50 km · Cadiz 53 km · Manapla 69 km · Estancia 70 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 Bantayan (11.1683°, 123.7223°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).