Bongabon weather in October

In October, Bongabon sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 264 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 13% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bongabon's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongabon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bongabon is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
242/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 Bongabon reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
62922
72922
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212922
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292822
302822
312822

How October really feels in Bongabon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 11 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
11
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.

Bongabon weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°43611.27.1
Feb27° / 20°445.811.57.1
Mar28° / 21°468.411.96.3
Apr30° / 22°5510.912.35.0
May31° / 23°19020.212.73.5
Jun30° / 23°23524.912.93.1
Jul29° / 23°37829.512.82.9
Aug29° / 22°38129.512.53.0
Sep29° / 22°34027.912.13.0
Oct29° / 22°26421.611.64.0
Nov28° / 21°12914.111.35.6
Dec27° / 21°12410.411.16.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41882
51882
61981
71981
82080
92179
102179
112278
122377
132377
142476
152575
162872
172872
182971
193169
203169
213268
223466
233466
243466
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bongabon gets around 264 mm of rain over 21.6 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 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
187
286
386
485
584
684
783
882
981
1080
1178
1277
1376
1474
1573
1671
1769
1867
1965
2063
2161
2260
2359
2458
2558
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101981
201981
301981
401981
501981
602971
702971
802971
903961
1003961
1104951
1204951
1305941
1406931
1507921
1608920
1709910
18010900
19011890
20012880
21013870
22014860
23014860
24015850
25015850
26016840
27016840
28016840
29017830
30017830
31117820

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:40
211.85:495:39
311.85:495:39
411.85:495:38
511.85:495:37
611.85:495:36
711.85:495:36
811.85:505:35
911.75:505:34
1011.75:505:34
1111.75:505:33
1211.75:505:32
1311.75:515:32
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1511.75:515:30
1611.65:515:30
1711.65:515:29
1811.65:525:29
1911.65:525:28
2011.65:525:27
2111.65:525:27
2211.65:535:26
2311.55:535:26
2411.55:535:25
2511.55:545:25
2611.55:545:24
2711.55:545:24
2811.55:555:23
2911.55:555:23
3011.55:555:23
3111.45:565:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bongabon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bongabon's monsoon runs May–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 Bongabon?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bongabon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bongabon in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bongabon 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 51 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Bongabon 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 Bongabon peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bongabon 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 Bongabon is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1922 µg/m³Feb 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bongabon?

Bongabon sits at 15.6°N, 121.1°E, 74 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Laur, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bongabon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongabon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Bongabon is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
1,328 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Laur 7.0 km · Rizal 10 km · General Mamerto Natividad 11 km · Palayan City 12 km · Talavera 25 km · Cabanatuan City 25 km · Muñoz 28 km · General Tinio 33 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 Bongabon (15.6321°, 121.1448°, elevation 74 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).