Borongan weather in July

In July, Borongan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 251 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Borongan's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Borongan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Eastern Samar.

Density
150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1619

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Borongan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Borongan

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

Borongan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°27325.211.44.1
Feb28° / 24°18321.511.64.2
Mar29° / 24°16722.711.94.1
Apr29° / 25°12021.312.33.9
May30° / 25°16324.812.53.2
Jun30° / 25°23626.812.72.8
Jul30° / 25°25126.812.62.8
Aug31° / 26°1902312.43.0
Sep31° / 25°21925.112.12.9
Oct30° / 25°22526.711.73.0
Nov29° / 25°25226.311.53.3
Dec28° / 25°32827.811.33.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Borongan gets around 251 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1298
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4397
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7496
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9496
10595
11595
12595
13694
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15694
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:216:02
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412.75:226:02
512.75:226:02
612.75:236:02
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Borongan

In seasonPeak

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

Borongan 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 July a good time to visit Borongan?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borongan.

What to pack for Borongan in July

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

In July, Borongan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Borongan in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Borongan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Borongan peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Borongan?

Borongan sits at 11.6°N, 125.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Panalanoy, 61 km away.

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Topography around Borongan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borongan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Borongan is covered by trees (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
674 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Panalanoy 61 km · Tacloban 62 km · Catbalogan 62 km · Zumarraga 64 km · Palo 69 km · Tanauan 72 km · Carigara 89 km · Burauen 92 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 Borongan (11.6081°, 125.4319°, 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).