Iligan City weather in September

In September, Iligan City sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 218 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Iligan City's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iligan City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:35 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Iligan City is city of the Philippines.

Density
384/km²
people per km²
Founded
1609

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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Iligan City reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Iligan City

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.

Iligan City weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°31026.811.63.8
Feb28° / 22°2622311.73.7
Mar29° / 22°25623.911.93.7
Apr30° / 22°22723.312.23.4
May30° / 23°31627.712.42.9
Jun29° / 23°35726.712.53.0
Jul29° / 22°28925.112.43.3
Aug30° / 22°21421.812.33.5
Sep29° / 22°21824.5123.2
Oct29° / 22°27327.211.83.1
Nov29° / 22°30826.711.63.2
Dec28° / 22°31427.911.53.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Iligan City gets around 218 mm of rain over 24.5 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 4 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
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:375:47
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Iligan City

In seasonPeak

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

Iligan City 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 Iligan City?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iligan City.

What to pack for Iligan City in September

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

In September, Iligan City sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Iligan City 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 33 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Iligan City 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 Iligan City peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1119 µg/m³Jan 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iligan City?

Iligan City sits at 8.3°N, 124.4°E, 282 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Iligan, 17 km away.

Topography around Iligan City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iligan City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,198 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Iligan City is covered by trees (98%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
508 m
16 km
1,198 m
80 km
2,885 m
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September weather nearby: Iligan 17 km · Mantampay 22 km · Boroon 26 km · Marawi City 30 km · Balulang 33 km · Cagayan de Oro 37 km · Bugo 49 km · Tagoloan 51 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 Iligan City (8.25°, 124.4°, elevation 282 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).