Kalamansig weather in August

In August, Kalamansig sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 208 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kalamansig's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalamansig's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kalamansig is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sultan Kudarat.

Density
75/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kalamansig reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Kalamansig weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°23824.711.74.2
Feb27° / 25°19421.311.84.4
Mar27° / 25°20622.8124.6
Apr27° / 26°19923.512.14.3
May27° / 26°28125.312.34.1
Jun27° / 25°32224.512.44.0
Jul27° / 25°27523.912.34.2
Aug27° / 25°20820.512.24.7
Sep27° / 25°17219124.8
Oct27° / 25°24222.711.94.4
Nov27° / 25°26624.811.74.1
Dec27° / 25°23126.111.64.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 86%.

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

Any precipitation

Kalamansig gets around 208 mm of rain over 20.5 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 66% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 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 5:41 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:415:59
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512.35:415:58
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2712.25:405:50
2812.15:405:49
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3012.15:405:48
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.35 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 Kalamansig

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
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Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Kalamansig?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kalamansig for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalamansig in August

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

In August, Kalamansig sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kalamansig 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 21 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
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kalamansig in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Kalamansig peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Kalamansig?

Kalamansig sits at 6.6°N, 124.1°E, 2 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Laguilayan, 54 km away.

Topography around Kalamansig

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalamansig has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Kalamansig is covered by trees (52%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
1,495 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Laguilayan 54 km · Maganoy 55 km · Isulan 62 km · Norala 67 km · Sultan sa Barongis 70 km · Tacurong 71 km · Dinaig 71 km · Pagaluñgan 75 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 Kalamansig (6.5519°, 124.0511°, elevation 2 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).