Maluñgun weather in September

In September, Maluñgun sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 205 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Maluñgun's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maluñgun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:32 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Maluñgun is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani.

Density
70/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Maluñgun reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Maluñgun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maluñgun weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°16918.411.74.3
Feb29° / 21°12214.111.84.4
Mar30° / 22°13515.8124.1
Apr31° / 22°1441812.13.6
May30° / 22°24527.112.32.9
Jun29° / 22°28627.612.42.9
Jul29° / 22°2392712.33.2
Aug29° / 22°22226.412.23.2
Sep29° / 22°20525123.2
Oct30° / 22°23926.511.93.1
Nov30° / 22°19924.211.73.3
Dec29° / 22°16221.411.63.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Maluñgun gets around 205 mm of rain over 25 wet days in September. 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 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September 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 (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
24calm
34calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:355:42
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412.15:345:41
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2012.05:315:32
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Maluñgun

In seasonPeak

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

Maluñgun 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 September a good time to visit Maluñgun?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maluñgun.

What to pack for Maluñgun in September

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

In September, Maluñgun sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maluñgun in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Maluñgun in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Maluñgun peaks around March 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maluñgun?

Maluñgun sits at 6.3°N, 125.3°E, 127 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Alabel, 20 km away.

Topography around Maluñgun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maluñgun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Maluñgun is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
935 m
80 km
2,917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Alabel 20 km · General Santos 22 km · Polomolok 25 km · Malapatan 34 km · Tupi 37 km · Santa Maria 37 km · Lambayong 37 km · Malita 39 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 Maluñgun (6.2792°, 125.2817°, elevation 127 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).