Iligan weather in August

In August, Iligan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 156 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Iligan's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iligan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:39 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Iligan is city of the Philippines.

Density
421/km²
people per km²
Founded
1609

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 Iligan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Iligan

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.

Iligan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°21423.211.64.3
Feb28° / 23°17218.611.74.6
Mar29° / 24°12917.911.94.5
Apr30° / 24°11416.212.24.2
May30° / 25°19024.512.43.2
Jun30° / 25°24725.512.53.0
Jul30° / 24°19523.412.43.3
Aug30° / 24°15620.212.33.5
Sep30° / 24°17723.6123.2
Oct30° / 24°2122611.83.2
Nov29° / 24°19623.711.63.5
Dec28° / 24°2122511.53.7

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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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Iligan gets around 156 mm of rain over 20.2 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 66% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 79% 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 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Iligan

In seasonPeak

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

Iligan 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 Iligan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iligan.

What to pack for Iligan in August

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

In August, Iligan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Iligan 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 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 in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (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 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
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Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Iligan 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 Iligan 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?

Iligan sits at 8.2°N, 124.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mantampay, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Iligan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iligan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,002 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Iligan is covered by trees (37%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
1,002 m
80 km
2,885 m
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August weather nearby: Mantampay 8.0 km · Boroon 9.0 km · Iligan City 17 km · Marawi City 25 km · Bacolod 38 km · Ozamiz City 45 km · Balulang 49 km · Cagayan de Oro 53 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 (8.2289°, 124.2434°, elevation 5 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).