Ipil weather in September

In September, Ipil sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 263 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 2% 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 Ipil's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
263 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:43 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ipil is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Density
79/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 Ipil reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Ipil

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.

Ipil weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°9815.511.64.6
Feb30° / 24°8812.211.74.6
Mar30° / 25°9914.911.94.3
Apr30° / 25°12219.612.23.6
May30° / 25°2472812.42.9
Jun29° / 25°29727.812.43.0
Jul29° / 24°29928.512.43.1
Aug29° / 24°26627.112.33.2
Sep29° / 24°26326.8123.2
Oct29° / 24°27928.411.83.1
Nov29° / 25°18923.711.63.5
Dec29° / 25°14820.911.63.9

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 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ipil gets around 263 mm of rain over 26.8 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 89% and peaks near 90% 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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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76832
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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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 5:45 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:455:54
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.96 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 Ipil

In seasonPeak

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

Ipil 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 Ipil?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ipil.

What to pack for Ipil in September

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

In September, Ipil sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ipil 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 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ipil 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 Ipil peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ipil 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 Ipil is worst in April — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 40 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorApr 2071 µg/m³Jan 1940 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ipil?

Ipil sits at 7.8°N, 122.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Siocon, 50 km away.

PagadianMuricayMahayagMolaveZamboanga CityRecodoDipolog

Topography around Ipil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m.

The land around Ipil is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
1,506 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Siocon 50 km · Pagadian 94 km · Muricay 98 km · Mahayag 102 km · Molave 105 km · Zamboanga City 112 km · Recodo 115 km · Dipolog 120 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 Ipil (7.7844°, 122.5861°, elevation 16 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).