Iloilo weather in August

In August, Iloilo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 282 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Iloilo's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iloilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Iloilo is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Iloilo.

Density
6,047/km²
people per km²
Founded
1566

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 Iloilo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Iloilo

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.

Iloilo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°601211.45.2
Feb30° / 24°569.211.65.2
Mar31° / 24°549.411.94.7
Apr32° / 25°478.212.24.1
May32° / 25°13821.112.52.9
Jun31° / 25°23027.312.62.6
Jul30° / 25°31329.112.62.7
Aug30° / 25°28228.712.42.8
Sep30° / 25°28427.812.12.8
Oct30° / 25°21125.911.83.1
Nov30° / 25°12117.811.54.0
Dec29° / 24°1201711.44.5

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Iloilo gets around 282 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 88% 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 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:426:10
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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 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Iloilo

In seasonPeak

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

Iloilo sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Iloilo's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Iloilo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iloilo.

What to pack for Iloilo in August

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

In August, Iloilo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Iloilo 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 22 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Iloilo 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 Iloilo peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 9 (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
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Iloilo?

Iloilo sits at 10.7°N, 122.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Pulupandan, 33 km away.

Topography around Iloilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iloilo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m.

The land around Iloilo is covered by water (42%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
2,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Pulupandan 33 km · Bago City 35 km · Taloc 39 km · Pacol 39 km · Sumag 40 km · Bacolod City 42 km · Talisay 44 km · Mansilingan 46 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 Iloilo (10.6969°, 122.5644°, elevation 8 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).