Iloilo weather in October

In October, Iloilo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 211 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Iloilo's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iloilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October 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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Iloilo

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

Iloilo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81387
91387
101387
111387
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Iloilo gets around 211 mm of rain over 25.9 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 83% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
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491
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691
790
890
990
1089
1189
1288
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1487
1586
1685
1784
1883
1982
2081
2180
2279
2378
2477
2576
2674
2773
2872
2971
3070
3169

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486
21486
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91684
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:425:36
211.95:425:35
311.95:425:35
411.95:425:34
511.95:425:33
611.95:425:33
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.39 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 — October's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Iloilo

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Iloilo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iloilo.

What to pack for Iloilo in October

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

In October, Iloilo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Iloilo 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 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Nov 21UV 9
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
October 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).