Catanauan weather in August

In August, Catanauan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 180 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Catanauan's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catanauan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Catanauan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Catanauan

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

Catanauan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°639.511.36.4
Feb28° / 24°587.111.56.6
Mar29° / 25°569.411.95.8
Apr30° / 26°509.912.35.0
May30° / 27°13220.412.63.7
Jun30° / 27°19725.112.83.2
Jul29° / 26°25926.912.73.2
Aug29° / 26°18023.512.53.5
Sep29° / 26°2292512.13.4
Oct29° / 26°21423.811.73.7
Nov28° / 26°17019.811.44.4
Dec28° / 25°17916.311.25.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
51189
61189
71189
81288
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141486
151486
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311585

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Catanauan gets around 180 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
282
381
480
579
678
777
876
975
1075
1174
1274
1374
1474
1575
1675
1775
1876
1976
2076
2177
2277
2377
2477
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3076
3176

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11387
21288
31288
41288
51189
61189
71189
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
161486
171486
181585
191585
201684
211783
221783
231882
241882
251981
261981
272080
282080
292080
302179
312179

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:386:15
212.65:396:15
312.65:396:14
412.65:396:14
512.65:396:14
612.65:406:13
712.65:406:13
812.55:406:12
912.55:406:12
1012.55:406:11
1112.55:406:11
1212.55:416:11
1312.55:416:10
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3112.35:425:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Catanauan

In seasonPeak

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

Catanauan 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 August a good time to visit Catanauan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Catanauan.

What to pack for Catanauan in August

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

In August, Catanauan sees daytime highs around 29°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 Catanauan in August

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

The sea offshore 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
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Catanauan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catanauan peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highAug 18UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Catanauan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Catanauan is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1316 µg/m³Feb 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr15Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catanauan?

Catanauan sits at 13.6°N, 122.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lopez, 33 km away.

Lucena

Topography around Catanauan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catanauan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m.

The land around Catanauan is covered by trees (48%) and water (36%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
1,472 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Lopez 33 km · Aurora 35 km · Calauag 41 km · Gumaca 44 km · Atimonan 63 km · Pagbilao 79 km · Labo 83 km · Lucena 85 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 Catanauan (13.5926°, 122.3215°, elevation 7 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).