Jolo weather in October

In October, Jolo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 145 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Jolo's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 145 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:45 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jolo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How October really feels in Jolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jolo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	88	14.6	11.7	5.6
Feb	27° / 26°	57	10.3	11.8	6.2
Mar	27° / 26°	58	11.1	12	6.3
Apr	28° / 26°	57	12.1	12.1	6.0
May	28° / 27°	104	18.8	12.3	5.0
Jun	28° / 26°	135	21	12.3	4.5
Jul	28° / 26°	129	20.4	12.3	4.7
Aug	28° / 26°	106	18	12.2	5.0
Sep	28° / 26°	101	17.9	12	4.9
Oct	28° / 26°	145	21.3	11.9	4.6
Nov	28° / 26°	130	20.3	11.7	4.7
Dec	27° / 26°	110	19.7	11.7	4.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	26	26	26
Cloudier (%)	76	76	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	74	74	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jolo gets around 145 mm of rain over 21.3 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 71% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	64	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 66% 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	31
Oppressive (%)	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67
Miserable (%)	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
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11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:33 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:47	5:43
2	11.9	5:46	5:43
3	11.9	5:46	5:42
4	11.9	5:46	5:42
5	11.9	5:46	5:41
6	11.9	5:46	5:41
7	11.9	5:46	5:41
8	11.9	5:46	5:40
9	11.9	5:46	5:40
10	11.9	5:45	5:39
11	11.9	5:45	5:39
12	11.9	5:45	5:38
13	11.9	5:45	5:38
14	11.9	5:45	5:38
15	11.9	5:45	5:37
16	11.9	5:45	5:37
17	11.9	5:45	5:37
18	11.9	5:45	5:36
19	11.8	5:45	5:36
20	11.8	5:45	5:36
21	11.8	5:45	5:35
22	11.8	5:45	5:35
23	11.8	5:45	5:35
24	11.8	5:45	5:35
25	11.8	5:45	5:34
26	11.8	5:45	5:34
27	11.8	5:45	5:34
28	11.8	5:46	5:34
29	11.8	5:46	5:33
30	11.8	5:46	5:33
31	11.8	5:46	5:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jolo

In seasonPeak

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

Jolo 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 October a good time to visit Jolo?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Jolo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jolo in October

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

In October, Jolo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jolo 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°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)	28	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Jolo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Jolo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Jolo?

Jolo sits at 6.1°N, 121.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Maluso, 111 km away.

Topography around Jolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Jolo is covered by trees (46%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

212 m

trees 46%

16 km

797 m

water 49%

80 km

770 m

water 93%

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← September Jolo year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Maluso 111 km · City of Isabela 129 km · Al-Barka 138 km · Recodo 146 km · Zamboanga City 152 km · Bongao 177 km · Siocon 222 km · Sitangkai 236 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 Jolo (6.0522°, 121.0022°, 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. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	69
15	69
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33