Catbalogan weather in September

In September, Catbalogan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 241 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Catbalogan's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catbalogan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 241 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:33 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Catbalogan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Samar.

Density: 393/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1596

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Catbalogan 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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

	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
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	30	30	30	30
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

	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	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

How September really feels in Catbalogan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Catbalogan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	139	17.7	11.4	4.7
Feb	29° / 23°	94	14	11.6	4.9
Mar	30° / 24°	81	14.7	11.9	4.7
Apr	31° / 24°	64	13.6	12.3	4.2
May	31° / 25°	134	20.8	12.5	3.3
Jun	30° / 25°	225	25.7	12.7	2.9
Jul	30° / 25°	291	28.1	12.6	2.9
Aug	30° / 25°	223	25.1	12.4	3.1
Sep	30° / 25°	241	26	12.1	3.0
Oct	30° / 24°	212	26.8	11.7	3.1
Nov	29° / 24°	148	21.9	11.5	3.7
Dec	29° / 24°	195	21.4	11.3	4.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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
Clearer (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	12	12
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	12	88
30	12	88

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Catbalogan gets around 241 mm of rain over 26 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 88% 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
Rain chance (%)	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 81% 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
Oppressive (%)	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23
Miserable (%)	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	23	77

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
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5	10	calm
6	10	calm
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18	10	calm
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20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:27 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
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:33	5:47
2	12.2	5:33	5:46
3	12.2	5:33	5:46
4	12.2	5:33	5:45
5	12.2	5:33	5:44
6	12.2	5:33	5:44
7	12.2	5:33	5:43
8	12.2	5:33	5:42
9	12.1	5:33	5:42
10	12.1	5:33	5:41
11	12.1	5:33	5:40
12	12.1	5:33	5:40
13	12.1	5:33	5:39
14	12.1	5:33	5:38
15	12.1	5:33	5:37
16	12.1	5:33	5:37
17	12.1	5:33	5:36
18	12.0	5:33	5:35
19	12.0	5:33	5:35
20	12.0	5:33	5:34
21	12.0	5:33	5:33
22	12.0	5:33	5:32
23	12.0	5:33	5:32
24	12.0	5:33	5:31
25	12.0	5:33	5:30
26	12.0	5:33	5:30
27	11.9	5:33	5:29
28	11.9	5:33	5:28
29	11.9	5:33	5:28
30	11.9	5:33	5:27

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.69 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	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

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

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Catbalogan

In seasonPeak

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

Catbalogan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Catbalogan?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Catbalogan.

What to pack for Catbalogan in September

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

In September, Catbalogan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Catbalogan in September

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Catbalogan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Catbalogan peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	11	13	13	14	13	13	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	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Catbalogan?

Catbalogan sits at 11.8°N, 124.9°E, 12 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Zumarraga, 16 km away.

Topography around Catbalogan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catbalogan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,290 m.

The land around Catbalogan is covered by trees (54%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

trees 54%

16 km

512 m

water 53%

80 km

1,290 m

trees 60%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← August Catbalogan year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Zumarraga 16 km · Calbayog City 45 km · Carigara 58 km · Panalanoy 60 km · Tacloban 61 km · Borongan 62 km · Palo 70 km · Tanauan 75 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 Catbalogan (11.7753°, 124.8861°, elevation 12 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	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	12	88
30	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	23	77

	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	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	12	88
30	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	23	77

	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	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	12	88
30	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	23	77
30	23	77