Donsol weather in August

In August, Donsol sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 298 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Donsol's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donsol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
298 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:37 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Donsol is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon.

Density
40/km²
people per km²
Founded
1668

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Donsol reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Donsol

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.

Donsol weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August 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
Jan29° / 24°9811.811.35.3
Feb29° / 24°677.711.65.5
Mar30° / 25°57911.95.1
Apr31° / 25°507.812.34.5
May31° / 26°15719.312.63.4
Jun31° / 26°2442612.72.8
Jul30° / 26°3632912.72.7
Aug30° / 26°29827.312.42.9
Sep30° / 26°31627.612.12.8
Oct30° / 25°22224.111.73.3
Nov30° / 25°13916.311.44.2
Dec29° / 25°1631611.34.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Donsol gets around 298 mm of rain over 27.3 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 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 5:34 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:346:09
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Donsol

In seasonPeak

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

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

Donsol's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Donsol?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Donsol.

What to pack for Donsol in August

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

In August, Donsol sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Donsol 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 February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Donsol 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 Donsol peaks around April 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Donsol 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 Donsol is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Apr 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donsol?

Donsol sits at 12.9°N, 123.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Legaspi, 31 km away.

Topography around Donsol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donsol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,411 m.

The land around Donsol is covered by water (57%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
2,411 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Legaspi 31 km · Tagas 32 km · Bulan 40 km · Oas 41 km · Sorsogon 44 km · Polangui 45 km · Libon 47 km · Malilipot 49 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 Donsol (12.9055°, 123.5949°, elevation 0 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).