Mankayan weather in August

In August, Mankayan sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 632 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mankayan's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mankayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
632 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mankayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Benguet.

Density
122/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mankayan reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Mankayan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°418.411.16.8
Feb23° / 15°5511.111.46.5
Mar24° / 16°9316.811.95.9
Apr25° / 17°16921.112.45.1
May25° / 17°37326.912.84.1
Jun25° / 18°42027.9133.7
Jul24° / 18°66430.312.93.6
Aug24° / 18°63229.812.63.6
Sep24° / 18°47228.712.13.7
Oct24° / 17°32322.511.64.8
Nov24° / 16°1261411.26.2
Dec23° / 16°9111.9116.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
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3496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mankayan gets around 632 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3196

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11486
21486
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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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:406:26
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mankayan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mankayan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mankayan?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mankayan.

What to pack for Mankayan in August

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

In August, Mankayan sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mankayan 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 43 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mankayan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mankayan peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highAug 17UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mankayan 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 Mankayan is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2118 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mankayan?

Mankayan sits at 16.9°N, 120.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Banaue, 30 km away.

Topography around Mankayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mankayan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m around an average of 1,142 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,855 m.

The land around Mankayan is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
873 m
16 km
2,232 m
80 km
2,855 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Banaue 30 km · Bontoc 32 km · Lagawe 36 km · Tagudin 37 km · Santa Maria 37 km · La Trinidad 50 km · Baguio 54 km · Itogon 57 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 Mankayan (16.8632°, 120.7829°, elevation 1,203 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).