Jolo weather in September

In September, Jolo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 101 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 11% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Jolo's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 101 mm; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:49 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Jolo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°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, 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)	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

	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

How September really feels in Jolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	24	24
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jolo gets around 101 mm of rain over 17.9 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 60% and peaks near 63% 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	60
25	61
26	61
27	62
28	62
29	63
30	63

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 64% 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 (%)	65	65	66	66	66	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	64	65	65
Miserable (%)	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
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24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	calm
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28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:44 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)	12.1	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:52	5:59
2	12.1	5:52	5:59
3	12.1	5:52	5:58
4	12.1	5:52	5:58
5	12.1	5:51	5:57
6	12.1	5:51	5:57
7	12.1	5:51	5:56
8	12.1	5:51	5:56
9	12.1	5:51	5:55
10	12.1	5:51	5:55
11	12.1	5:50	5:54
12	12.1	5:50	5:53
13	12.0	5:50	5:53
14	12.0	5:50	5:52
15	12.0	5:50	5:52
16	12.0	5:49	5:51
17	12.0	5:49	5:51
18	12.0	5:49	5:50
19	12.0	5:49	5:50
20	12.0	5:49	5:49
21	12.0	5:48	5:49
22	12.0	5:48	5:48
23	12.0	5:48	5:48
24	12.0	5:48	5:47
25	12.0	5:48	5:46
26	12.0	5:47	5:46
27	12.0	5:47	5:45
28	12.0	5:47	5:45
29	12.0	5:47	5:44
30	12.0	5:47	5:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.76 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 — September's 5.76 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Jolo

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Jolo?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Jolo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jolo in September

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

In September, Jolo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jolo 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 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 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 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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← August Jolo year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	60
25	61
26	61
27	62
28	62
29	63
30	63

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35

	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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	60
25	61
26	61
27	62
28	62
29	63
30	63

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35

	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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	60
25	61
26	61
27	62
28	62
29	63
30	63

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35