Iloilo weather in September

In September, Iloilo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 284 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Iloilo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iloilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 284 mm; 27.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:42 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.37 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
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17	30	25
18	30	25
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21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

How September really feels in Iloilo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Iloilo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	60	12	11.4	5.2
Feb	30° / 24°	56	9.2	11.6	5.2
Mar	31° / 24°	54	9.4	11.9	4.7
Apr	32° / 25°	47	8.2	12.2	4.1
May	32° / 25°	138	21.1	12.5	2.9
Jun	31° / 25°	230	27.3	12.6	2.6
Jul	30° / 25°	313	29.1	12.6	2.7
Aug	30° / 25°	282	28.7	12.4	2.8
Sep	30° / 25°	284	27.8	12.1	2.8
Oct	30° / 25°	211	25.9	11.8	3.1
Nov	30° / 25°	121	17.8	11.5	4.0
Dec	29° / 24°	120	17	11.4	4.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Iloilo gets around 284 mm of rain over 27.8 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14
Miserable (%)	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
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17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:43	5:56
2	12.2	5:43	5:55
3	12.2	5:43	5:54
4	12.2	5:43	5:54
5	12.2	5:43	5:53
6	12.2	5:43	5:52
7	12.1	5:43	5:52
8	12.1	5:43	5:51
9	12.1	5:43	5:51
10	12.1	5:43	5:50
11	12.1	5:43	5:49
12	12.1	5:43	5:49
13	12.1	5:43	5:48
14	12.1	5:42	5:47
15	12.1	5:42	5:46
16	12.1	5:42	5:46
17	12.0	5:42	5:45
18	12.0	5:42	5:44
19	12.0	5:42	5:44
20	12.0	5:42	5:43
21	12.0	5:42	5:42
22	12.0	5:42	5:42
23	12.0	5:42	5:41
24	12.0	5:42	5:40
25	12.0	5:42	5:40
26	12.0	5:42	5:39
27	11.9	5:42	5:38
28	11.9	5:42	5:38
29	11.9	5:42	5:37
30	11.9	5:42	5:37

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.37 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 — September's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
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24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Iloilo

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Iloilo?

Our two travel scores rate September 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

10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iloilo.

What to pack for Iloilo in September

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

In September, Iloilo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Iloilo 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Iloilo 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	14	14	12	13	12	13	13	11	9	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	10	Very 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

water 42%

16 km

261 m

trees 40%

80 km

2,458 m

trees 43%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← August Iloilo year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86