Jose Rizal weather in August

In August, Jose Rizal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 252 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jose Rizal's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jose Rizal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Jose Rizal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Jose Rizal

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

Jose Rizal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°1041611.55.3
Feb28° / 25°7110.911.75.9
Mar29° / 25°791311.95.3
Apr29° / 26°9416.912.24.5
May29° / 26°18424.712.43.5
Jun29° / 26°24626.412.53.3
Jul28° / 26°2572612.53.5
Aug28° / 26°25223.912.33.7
Sep28° / 26°28025.612.13.6
Oct28° / 25°2922811.83.6
Nov28° / 26°20025.811.63.6
Dec28° / 25°18422.811.54.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jose Rizal gets around 252 mm of rain over 23.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3181

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15149
25149
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295347
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315446

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:046:28
212.46:046:28
312.46:046:27
412.46:056:27
512.46:056:27
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Jose Rizal

In seasonPeak

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

Jose Rizal 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 August a good time to visit Jose Rizal?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jose Rizal.

What to pack for Jose Rizal in August

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

In August, Jose Rizal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jose Rizal in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jose Rizal in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jose Rizal peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 24UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Jose Rizal?

Jose Rizal sits at 8.9°N, 117.5°E, 17 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Brookes Point, 38 km away.

NarraPuerto PrincesaKudatMapunRoxasEl NidoRanau

Topography around Jose Rizal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jose Rizal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.

The land around Jose Rizal is covered by trees (40%), water (31%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
1,061 m
80 km
2,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Brookes Point 38 km · Narra 108 km · Puerto Princesa 166 km · Kudat 234 km · Mapun 239 km · Roxas 258 km · El Nido 330 km · Ranau 338 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 Jose Rizal (8.8772°, 117.5041°, elevation 17 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).