Glan weather in October

In October, Glan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 161 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Glan's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Glan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:28 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.36 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Glan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How October really feels in Glan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 11 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Glan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	154	17.7	11.7	4.7
Feb	28° / 25°	100	13.8	11.8	4.9
Mar	29° / 25°	96	15.8	12	4.8
Apr	29° / 26°	103	16	12.1	4.6
May	29° / 26°	166	23.1	12.3	3.9
Jun	28° / 25°	219	25.7	12.3	3.7
Jul	28° / 25°	203	26.3	12.3	3.9
Aug	28° / 25°	181	24.9	12.2	4.1
Sep	28° / 25°	118	20.4	12	4.5
Oct	28° / 25°	161	22	11.9	4.1
Nov	28° / 26°	162	23	11.7	3.9
Dec	28° / 25°	143	21.3	11.7	4.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Glan gets around 161 mm of rain over 22 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	78
31	78

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 64% 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	31
Oppressive (%)	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62
Miserable (%)	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:17 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:30	5:27
2	11.9	5:30	5:26
3	11.9	5:29	5:26
4	11.9	5:29	5:25
5	11.9	5:29	5:25
6	11.9	5:29	5:24
7	11.9	5:29	5:24
8	11.9	5:29	5:23
9	11.9	5:29	5:23
10	11.9	5:29	5:23
11	11.9	5:28	5:22
12	11.9	5:28	5:22
13	11.9	5:28	5:21
14	11.9	5:28	5:21
15	11.9	5:28	5:21
16	11.9	5:28	5:20
17	11.9	5:28	5:20
18	11.9	5:28	5:20
19	11.9	5:28	5:19
20	11.8	5:28	5:19
21	11.8	5:28	5:19
22	11.8	5:28	5:18
23	11.8	5:28	5:18
24	11.8	5:28	5:18
25	11.8	5:28	5:18
26	11.8	5:28	5:17
27	11.8	5:28	5:17
28	11.8	5:28	5:17
29	11.8	5:29	5:17
30	11.8	5:29	5:17
31	11.8	5:29	5:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.36 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 — October's 5.36 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
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24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Glan

In seasonPeak

In October, 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

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Is October a good time to visit Glan?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Glan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Glan in October

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

In October, Glan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Glan in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — 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.

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

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

UV index in Glan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

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

trees 65%

16 km

668 m

water 60%

80 km

2,255 m

water 51%

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← September Glan year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38