Bontoc weather in May
In May, Bontoc sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 334 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bontoc's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bontoc's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 25°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 17°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 334 mm
- 23.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 48 min
- 5:28 AM – 6:16 PM
- Cloud cover
- 79%
- 7th clearest
- Wind
- 3 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.47 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.6
- out of 10
Bontoc is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the Mountain Province.
- Density
- 59/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1908
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.
A typical May day in Bontoc reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 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 | 25 | 16 |
| 2 | 25 | 16 |
| 3 | 25 | 16 |
| 4 | 25 | 16 |
| 5 | 25 | 16 |
| 6 | 25 | 16 |
| 7 | 25 | 16 |
| 8 | 25 | 16 |
| 9 | 25 | 16 |
| 10 | 25 | 16 |
| 11 | 25 | 16 |
| 12 | 25 | 16 |
| 13 | 25 | 17 |
| 14 | 25 | 17 |
| 15 | 25 | 17 |
| 16 | 25 | 17 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 |
| 18 | 25 | 17 |
| 19 | 25 | 17 |
| 20 | 25 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 17 |
| 22 | 25 | 17 |
| 23 | 25 | 17 |
| 24 | 25 | 17 |
| 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 26 | 25 | 17 |
| 27 | 25 | 17 |
| 28 | 25 | 17 |
| 29 | 25 | 17 |
| 30 | 25 | 17 |
| 31 | 25 | 17 |
Bontoc weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 13° | 64 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 22° / 14° | 62 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 23° / 15° | 85 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 25° / 16° | 119 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| May | 25° / 17° | 334 | 23.4 | 12.8 | 4.6 |
| Jun | 25° / 17° | 334 | 24.8 | 13 | 4.2 |
| Jul | 25° / 17° | 465 | 28.3 | 12.9 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 24° / 17° | 461 | 29.2 | 12.6 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 24° / 17° | 356 | 27.4 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 23° / 16° | 265 | 20.7 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| Nov | 22° / 15° | 151 | 16.7 | 11.2 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 21° / 14° | 142 | 17.1 | 11 | 5.3 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 38 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudier (%) | 62 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | 36 | 64 |
| 3 | 35 | 65 |
| 4 | 32 | 68 |
| 5 | 32 | 68 |
| 6 | 30 | 70 |
| 7 | 29 | 71 |
| 8 | 29 | 71 |
| 9 | 26 | 74 |
| 10 | 26 | 74 |
| 11 | 24 | 76 |
| 12 | 24 | 76 |
| 13 | 23 | 77 |
| 14 | 22 | 78 |
| 15 | 21 | 79 |
| 16 | 21 | 79 |
| 17 | 19 | 81 |
| 18 | 19 | 81 |
| 19 | 18 | 82 |
| 20 | 17 | 83 |
| 21 | 16 | 84 |
| 22 | 15 | 85 |
| 23 | 14 | 86 |
| 24 | 14 | 86 |
| 25 | 13 | 87 |
| 26 | 12 | 88 |
| 27 | 12 | 88 |
| 28 | 12 | 88 |
| 29 | 11 | 89 |
| 30 | 11 | 89 |
| 31 | 11 | 89 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Bontoc gets around 334 mm of rain over 23.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 56 |
| 2 | 57 |
| 3 | 58 |
| 4 | 59 |
| 5 | 60 |
| 6 | 62 |
| 7 | 63 |
| 8 | 65 |
| 9 | 66 |
| 10 | 68 |
| 11 | 69 |
| 12 | 71 |
| 13 | 72 |
| 14 | 74 |
| 15 | 76 |
| 16 | 77 |
| 17 | 79 |
| 18 | 80 |
| 19 | 82 |
| 20 | 83 |
| 21 | 84 |
| 22 | 85 |
| 23 | 86 |
| 24 | 86 |
| 25 | 87 |
| 26 | 87 |
| 27 | 87 |
| 28 | 87 |
| 29 | 87 |
| 30 | 86 |
| 31 | 86 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Humid (%) | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Muggy (%) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 22 |
| 2 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 23 |
| 3 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 25 |
| 4 | 0 | 11 | 63 | 26 |
| 5 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 27 |
| 6 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 28 |
| 7 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 30 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 31 |
| 9 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 32 |
| 10 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 33 |
| 11 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 35 |
| 12 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 36 |
| 13 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 37 |
| 14 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 38 |
| 15 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 39 |
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 40 |
| 17 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 40 |
| 18 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 41 |
| 19 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 42 |
| 20 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 42 |
| 21 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 43 |
| 22 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 44 |
| 23 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 44 |
| 24 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 45 |
| 25 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 45 |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 46 |
| 27 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 46 |
| 28 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 47 |
| 29 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 47 |
| 30 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 48 |
| 31 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 48 |
Wind in May
Winds average 3 km/h in May, the calmest month.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | calm |
| 2 | 3 | calm |
| 3 | 3 | calm |
| 4 | 3 | calm |
| 5 | 3 | calm |
| 6 | 3 | calm |
| 7 | 3 | calm |
| 8 | 3 | calm |
| 9 | 3 | calm |
| 10 | 3 | calm |
| 11 | 3 | calm |
| 12 | 3 | calm |
| 13 | 3 | calm |
| 14 | 3 | calm |
| 15 | 3 | calm |
| 16 | 3 | calm |
| 17 | 3 | calm |
| 18 | 3 | calm |
| 19 | 3 | calm |
| 20 | 3 | calm |
| 21 | 3 | calm |
| 22 | 3 | calm |
| 23 | 3 | calm |
| 24 | 3 | calm |
| 25 | 3 | calm |
| 26 | 3 | calm |
| 27 | 3 | calm |
| 28 | 3 | calm |
| 29 | 3 | calm |
| 30 | 3 | calm |
| 31 | 3 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:22 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:25 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.6 | 5:35 | 6:12 |
| 2 | 12.6 | 5:35 | 6:12 |
| 3 | 12.6 | 5:34 | 6:12 |
| 4 | 12.6 | 5:33 | 6:12 |
| 5 | 12.7 | 5:33 | 6:13 |
| 6 | 12.7 | 5:32 | 6:13 |
| 7 | 12.7 | 5:32 | 6:13 |
| 8 | 12.7 | 5:32 | 6:14 |
| 9 | 12.7 | 5:31 | 6:14 |
| 10 | 12.7 | 5:31 | 6:14 |
| 11 | 12.7 | 5:30 | 6:15 |
| 12 | 12.8 | 5:30 | 6:15 |
| 13 | 12.8 | 5:29 | 6:15 |
| 14 | 12.8 | 5:29 | 6:16 |
| 15 | 12.8 | 5:29 | 6:16 |
| 16 | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:16 |
| 17 | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:17 |
| 18 | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:17 |
| 19 | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:17 |
| 20 | 12.8 | 5:27 | 6:18 |
| 21 | 12.9 | 5:27 | 6:18 |
| 22 | 12.9 | 5:27 | 6:18 |
| 23 | 12.9 | 5:27 | 6:19 |
| 24 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:19 |
| 25 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:19 |
| 26 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:20 |
| 27 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:20 |
| 28 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:21 |
| 29 | 12.9 | 5:26 | 6:21 |
| 30 | 12.9 | 5:25 | 6:21 |
| 31 | 12.9 | 5:25 | 6:22 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.2 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Bontoc
In May, Bontoc sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bontoc sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Bontoc's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Bontoc?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Bontoc for sightseeing.
What to pack for Bontoc in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Bontoc sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Bontoc in May
The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 28 | Warm |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 30 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Tropical |
UV index in Bontoc in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Bontoc peaks around August 18 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 | 11 | 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 | 11 | 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 Bontoc in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Bontoc 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 |
Where is Bontoc?
Bontoc sits at 17.1°N, 121.0°E, 864 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Banaue, 21 km away.
Topography around Bontoc
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bontoc.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bontoc has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m around an average of 1,111 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,898 m.
The land around Bontoc is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 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 Bontoc (17.0873°, 120.9768°, elevation 864 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).