Kabankalan weather in October

In October, Kabankalan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 317 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kabankalan's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabankalan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
317 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:41 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Kabankalan is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
302/km²
people per km²
Founded
1907

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Kabankalan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Kabankalan

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

Kabankalan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°10814.511.54.2
Feb31° / 23°10111.311.74.1
Mar33° / 23°11712.311.93.5
Apr34° / 24°12914.112.22.8
May33° / 24°26725.512.52.4
Jun31° / 24°37528.412.62.4
Jul30° / 24°37929.412.52.6
Aug30° / 24°31427.612.32.7
Sep30° / 24°35628.512.12.6
Oct30° / 24°31728.911.82.6
Nov31° / 23°20222.911.53.1
Dec30° / 23°18220.111.43.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kabankalan gets around 317 mm of rain over 28.9 wet days in October. 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 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
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3186

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
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102377
112278
122278
132278
142179
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212179
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242179
252278
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272377
282476
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302575
312674

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:405:35
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411.95:405:33
511.95:405:33
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kabankalan

In seasonPeak

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

Kabankalan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kabankalan's rainy season runs May–December, 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 October a good time to visit Kabankalan?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabankalan.

What to pack for Kabankalan in October

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

In October, Kabankalan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kabankalan 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 17 km away) is warmest in June 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Kabankalan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabankalan peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Kabankalan?

Kabankalan sits at 10.0°N, 122.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Suay, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kabankalan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabankalan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,456 m.

The land around Kabankalan is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
2,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Suay 8.0 km · Himamaylan 14 km · Binalbagan 24 km · Isabela 31 km · Hinigaran 32 km · Tinongan 35 km · La Castellana 44 km · La Carlota 50 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 Kabankalan (9.9839°, 122.8142°, elevation 11 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).