Mahayag weather in August

In August, Mahayag sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 282 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Mahayag's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahayag's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mahayag reaches about 29°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 Mahayag

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.

Mahayag weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°9012.711.64.2
Feb32° / 23°799.411.74.0
Mar33° / 24°7010.911.93.5
Apr33° / 24°981412.22.9
May32° / 24°22426.312.42.6
Jun30° / 24°27627.512.52.7
Jul30° / 24°29028.512.42.9
Aug29° / 24°2822812.32.9
Sep30° / 23°30527.1122.8
Oct30° / 24°28928.211.82.7
Nov31° / 24°16321.411.63.2
Dec31° / 24°12617.311.53.7

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6694
7694
8694
9793
10793
11793
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
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24694
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26694
27694
28694
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mahayag gets around 282 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
591
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2491
2591
2691
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104060
114060
123961
133961
143862
153862
163763
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183763
193664
203664
213565
223565
233466
243466
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263466
273466
283466
293466
303565
313565

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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315calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:426:03
212.45:426:03
312.35:426:03
412.35:426:02
512.35:426:02
612.35:426:02
712.35:426:02
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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 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 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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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mahayag

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mahayag's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Mahayag?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahayag.

What to pack for Mahayag in August

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

In August, Mahayag sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mahayag 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 55 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mahayag 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 Mahayag peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 18UV 15Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mahayag 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 Mahayag is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1815 µg/m³Jan 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mahayag?

Mahayag sits at 8.1°N, 123.4°E, 28 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Molave, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mahayag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahayag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Mahayag is covered by trees (49%) and cropland (47%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,368 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Molave 6.0 km · Muricay 33 km · Pagadian 33 km · Tangub 34 km · Tubod 39 km · Ozamiz City 44 km · Dipolog 51 km · Bacolod 52 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 Mahayag (8.1183°, 123.4455°, elevation 28 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).