Glan weather in August

In August, Glan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 181 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Glan's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Glan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
181 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:38 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Glan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani.

Density
40/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Glan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Glan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Glan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°15417.711.74.7
Feb28° / 25°10013.811.84.9
Mar29° / 25°9615.8124.8
Apr29° / 26°1031612.14.6
May29° / 26°16623.112.33.9
Jun28° / 25°21925.712.33.7
Jul28° / 25°20326.312.33.9
Aug28° / 25°18124.912.24.1
Sep28° / 25°11820.4124.5
Oct28° / 25°1612211.94.1
Nov28° / 26°1622311.73.9
Dec28° / 25°14321.311.74.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
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51684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Glan gets around 181 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
582
682
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982
1082
1182
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1481
1581
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2280
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2578
2677
2777
2876
2975
3075
3174

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 78% 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 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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1010calm
1110calm
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139calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:385:53
212.35:385:53
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Glan

In seasonPeak

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

Glan 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 Glan?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Glan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Glan in August

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

In August, Glan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Glan 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 May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
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Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
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Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Glan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Glan peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Glan?

Glan sits at 5.8°N, 125.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Malapatan, 19 km away.

Topography around Glan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Glan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Glan is covered by trees (65%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
668 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Malapatan 19 km · General Santos 32 km · Alabel 32 km · Polomolok 47 km · Maluñgun 51 km · Tupi 63 km · Lake Sebu 70 km · Lambayong 79 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 Glan (5.8242°, 125.2033°, elevation 9 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).