Borongan weather in October

In October, Borongan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 225 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 6% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Borongan's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 225 mm; 26.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:31 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October 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 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°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 high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How October really feels in Borongan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Borongan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	273	25.2	11.4	4.1
Feb	28° / 24°	183	21.5	11.6	4.2
Mar	29° / 24°	167	22.7	11.9	4.1
Apr	29° / 25°	120	21.3	12.3	3.9
May	30° / 25°	163	24.8	12.5	3.2
Jun	30° / 25°	236	26.8	12.7	2.8
Jul	30° / 25°	251	26.8	12.6	2.8
Aug	31° / 26°	190	23	12.4	3.0
Sep	31° / 25°	219	25.1	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 25°	225	26.7	11.7	3.0
Nov	29° / 25°	252	26.3	11.5	3.3
Dec	28° / 25°	328	27.8	11.3	3.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	15	16	16	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	23	21	21
Cloudier (%)	85	85	84	84	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	78	78	77	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Borongan gets around 225 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	85

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11
Miserable (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:30	5:24
2	11.9	5:30	5:24
3	11.9	5:30	5:23
4	11.9	5:30	5:22
5	11.9	5:30	5:22
6	11.8	5:30	5:21
7	11.8	5:30	5:20
8	11.8	5:31	5:20
9	11.8	5:31	5:19
10	11.8	5:31	5:19
11	11.8	5:31	5:18
12	11.8	5:31	5:18
13	11.8	5:31	5:17
14	11.8	5:31	5:16
15	11.7	5:31	5:16
16	11.7	5:31	5:15
17	11.7	5:31	5:15
18	11.7	5:31	5:14
19	11.7	5:32	5:14
20	11.7	5:32	5:14
21	11.7	5:32	5:13
22	11.7	5:32	5:13
23	11.7	5:32	5:12
24	11.7	5:32	5:12
25	11.6	5:33	5:11
26	11.6	5:33	5:11
27	11.6	5:33	5:11
28	11.6	5:33	5:10
29	11.6	5:34	5:10
30	11.6	5:34	5:10
31	11.6	5:34	5:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.78 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 — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Borongan

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Borongan?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borongan.

What to pack for Borongan in October

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

In October, 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 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	28	29	29	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	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	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 Borongan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	14	13	12	13	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very 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.

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

trees 62%

16 km

674 m

trees 63%

80 km

823 m

water 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← September Borongan year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	11	89
31	11	89