Kidapawan weather in August

In August, Kidapawan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 222 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-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 1% 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 Kidapawan's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kidapawan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:37 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kidapawan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Cotabato.

Density
222/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kidapawan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Kidapawan

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.

Kidapawan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°32024.911.63.3
Feb30° / 22°25820.711.83.4
Mar31° / 22°26522.1123.2
Apr32° / 23°23822.112.12.9
May31° / 24°33727.812.32.5
Jun30° / 23°33627.612.42.6
Jul30° / 23°25526.912.42.9
Aug30° / 23°22225.712.23.0
Sep30° / 23°19924.9122.9
Oct30° / 23°28527.211.82.8
Nov30° / 23°31226.311.72.8
Dec30° / 23°29426.111.63.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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

Any precipitation

Kidapawan gets around 222 mm of rain over 25.7 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:36 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kidapawan

In seasonPeak

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

Kidapawan 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 Kidapawan?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kidapawan.

What to pack for Kidapawan in August

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

In August, Kidapawan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kidapawan 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 53 km away) is warmest in June 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
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Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
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Sep29Tropical
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Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kidapawan 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 Kidapawan peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (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
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Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
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Oct13Extreme
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Air quality in Kidapawan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kidapawan is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2019 µg/m³May 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kidapawan?

Kidapawan sits at 7.0°N, 125.1°E, 275 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bansalan, 28 km away.

Topography around Kidapawan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kidapawan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,312 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Kidapawan is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
2,312 m
80 km
2,917 m
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August weather nearby: Bansalan 28 km · Magsaysay 29 km · Kabacan 31 km · Digos 41 km · Talitay 43 km · Buluan 45 km · General Salipada K. Pendatun 45 km · Lambayong 55 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 Kidapawan (7.0083°, 125.0894°, elevation 275 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).