Malaybalay weather in August

In August, Malaybalay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 317 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Malaybalay's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malaybalay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
317 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:35 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Malaybalay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Malaybalay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°24224.311.64.3
Feb26° / 19°18520.711.74.5
Mar27° / 19°16321.211.94.7
Apr28° / 19°13920.512.24.3
May28° / 20°25527.712.43.3
Jun28° / 20°30228.412.53.3
Jul28° / 19°3182912.43.4
Aug28° / 19°31727.812.33.6
Sep28° / 19°32027.8123.5
Oct28° / 19°28328.411.83.5
Nov27° / 19°20225.411.63.9
Dec27° / 19°20225.111.54.1

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malaybalay gets around 317 mm of rain over 27.8 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 5:35 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:355:56
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Malaybalay?

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

3.6
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 Malaybalay.

What to pack for Malaybalay in August

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

In August, Malaybalay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malaybalay 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 Malaybalay peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Malaybalay 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 Malaybalay 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1615 µg/m³Jan 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malaybalay?

Malaybalay sits at 8.2°N, 125.1°E, 629 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Impasugong, 22 km away.

Topography around Malaybalay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malaybalay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 665 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,883 m.

The land around Malaybalay is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
1,700 m
80 km
2,883 m
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August weather nearby: Impasugong 22 km · NIA Valencia 28 km · Dologon 36 km · Manolo Fortich 37 km · Maramag 46 km · Quezon 48 km · Don Carlos 55 km · Bugo 56 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 Malaybalay (8.1575°, 125.1278°, elevation 629 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. 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).