Bongao weather in November

In November, Bongao sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 161 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bongao's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
5th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Bongao is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Density
72/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Bongao reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Bongao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bongao weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°14819.211.74.9
Feb27° / 26°8613.411.85.6
Mar28° / 26°8014.1125.8
Apr28° / 27°8515.212.15.2
May28° / 27°14222.812.24.1
Jun28° / 27°15523.112.33.9
Jul28° / 26°14821.912.34.3
Aug28° / 27°12020.912.24.6
Sep28° / 27°11019.4124.5
Oct28° / 26°16123.711.94.1
Nov28° / 26°16124.311.84.1
Dec28° / 26°1532411.74.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bongao gets around 161 mm of rain over 24.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:505:39
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bongao

In seasonPeak

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

Bongao 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 November a good time to visit Bongao?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Bongao for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bongao in November

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

In November, Bongao sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bongao in November

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bongao in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bongao peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
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Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
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Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Bongao?

Bongao sits at 5.0°N, 119.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Sitangkai, 58 km away.

SempornaLahad DatuJoloSandakanMapun

Topography around Bongao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongao has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Bongao is covered by water (47%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
517 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
November weather nearby: Sitangkai 58 km · Semporna 142 km · Lahad Datu 160 km · Jolo 177 km · Sandakan 204 km · Tawau 226 km · Nunukan 255 km · Mapun 257 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 Bongao (5.0292°, 119.7731°, elevation 3 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).