Ilagan in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ilagan sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 538 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Ilagan's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ilagan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
538 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.9
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ilagan in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical winter day in Ilagan reaches about 25°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ilagan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ilagan weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°11920.411.15.1
Feb26° / 19°10618.411.45.1
Mar28° / 20°10217.911.95.2
Apr30° / 22°11617.112.44.1
May31° / 23°23324.112.82.9
Jun32° / 23°23025.9132.5
Jul31° / 23°36428.712.92.6
Aug30° / 23°32928.312.62.6
Sep30° / 23°30126.912.12.9
Oct28° / 22°26725.611.63.7
Nov27° / 21°2632411.24.2
Dec25° / 20°31324.8114.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ilagan gets around 538 mm of rain over 64 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ilagan

In seasonPeak

In winter, Ilagan overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ilagan 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 winter a good time to visit Ilagan?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ilagan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilagan in Winter

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

In winter, Ilagan sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 64 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ilagan in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) 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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ilagan in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilagan peaks around August 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 14Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ilagan?

Ilagan sits at 17.1°N, 121.9°E, 55 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Roxas, 29 km away.

Topography around Ilagan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilagan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,277 m.

The land around Ilagan is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
722 m
80 km
2,277 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Roxas 29 km · Cabagan 34 km · San Mateo 44 km · Alicia 46 km · Tuguegarao 55 km · Ramon 55 km · Tabuk 58 km · Solana 60 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 Ilagan (17.1485°, 121.8892°, elevation 55 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.