Maao weather in August

In August, Maao sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 392 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Maao's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
392 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 Maao reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Maao

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.

Maao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°13116.111.54.4
Feb30° / 23°1151211.74.5
Mar31° / 23°12514.111.94.0
Apr32° / 24°13215.912.23.3
May32° / 25°29226.412.52.5
Jun30° / 24°42128.812.62.5
Jul30° / 24°45730.112.62.7
Aug30° / 24°39228.812.32.8
Sep30° / 24°3922912.12.7
Oct30° / 24°36429.311.82.7
Nov30° / 24°23724.211.53.1
Dec30° / 24°23621.911.43.7

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19694
20694
21694
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23793
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26793
27793
28793
29892
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31892

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maao gets around 392 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
392
492
591
691
790
890
990
1090
1190
1291
1391
1492
1592
1693
1793
1894
1995
2095
2196
2296
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2596
2696
2796
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123565
133565
143466
153466
163367
173367
183367
193268
203268
213169
223169
233070
243070
252971
262971
272971
282971
292872
302872
312872

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
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159calm
169calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:406:08
212.55:406:08
312.55:406:08
412.45:416:07
512.45:416:07
612.45:416:07
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Maao

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maao'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 August a good time to visit Maao?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maao.

What to pack for Maao in August

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

In August, Maao 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 Maao 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 18 km away) is warmest in May 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 Maao 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 Maao peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 24UV 14Nov 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Maao 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 Maao is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2317 µg/m³Feb 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maao?

Maao sits at 10.5°N, 123.0°E, 59 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is La Carlota, 11 km away.

Topography around Maao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m.

The land around Maao is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
1,838 m
80 km
2,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: La Carlota 11 km · Murcia 14 km · Taloc 14 km · Sumag 15 km · Mansilingan 16 km · Bago City 18 km · La Castellana 19 km · Pacol 20 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 Maao (10.4896°, 122.9907°, elevation 59 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).