Davao weather in September

In September, Davao sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 184 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Davao's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Davao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:31 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Davao is city of the Philippines.

Density
757/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Davao reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Davao

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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Davao weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°11913.911.64.6
Feb30° / 23°8110.411.84.6
Mar31° / 23°7610.7124.4
Apr32° / 24°751212.23.8
May31° / 24°16123.112.33.0
Jun30° / 24°18024.912.43.0
Jul30° / 24°18324.312.43.2
Aug30° / 24°19323.912.23.2
Sep31° / 24°18421.7123.2
Oct31° / 24°1912311.83.1
Nov30° / 24°11817.311.73.8
Dec30° / 24°10513.611.64.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Davao gets around 184 mm of rain over 21.7 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 73% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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479
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876
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10919
20919
31909
41918
51918
61918
71918
81918
91927
101927
111936
121936
131936
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270946
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:335:41
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312.15:335:40
412.15:335:40
512.15:335:39
612.15:325:39
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Davao

In seasonPeak

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

Davao 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 September a good time to visit Davao?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Davao.

What to pack for Davao in September

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

In September, Davao sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Davao 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 22 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Davao 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 Davao peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Davao in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Davao is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2019 µg/m³May 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Davao?

Davao sits at 7.1°N, 125.6°E, 13 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Samal, 11 km away.

Topography around Davao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Davao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Davao is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
2,917 m
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September weather nearby: Samal 11 km · Panabo 27 km · Cabayangan 39 km · Maco 42 km · Digos 46 km · Magugpo Poblacion 47 km · Lupon 48 km · Bansalan 54 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 Davao (7.0731°, 125.6128°, elevation 13 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).