Mansalay weather in October

In October, Mansalay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 157 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 16% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mansalay's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mansalay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Mansalay is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Oriental Mindoro.

Density
52/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Mansalay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Mansalay

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mansalay weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°7210.711.36.5
Feb26° / 24°598.611.66.8
Mar27° / 25°5310.311.96.7
Apr28° / 26°4811.512.35.9
May29° / 26°9316.512.64.8
Jun28° / 26°14419.312.74.3
Jul28° / 26°22621.812.74.3
Aug28° / 26°16019.412.44.7
Sep28° / 26°16518.112.14.8
Oct28° / 26°15719.111.74.9
Nov27° / 25°16117.911.45.2
Dec27° / 25°19817.611.35.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42179
52179
62179
72179
82278
92179
102179
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313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mansalay gets around 157 mm of rain over 19.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3058
3158

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105545
205545
305644
405743
505743
605842
705941
806040
906139
1006238
1106337
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Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:40
211.95:475:39
311.95:475:39
411.95:475:38
511.85:475:37
611.85:475:37
711.85:475:36
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911.85:475:35
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mansalay

In seasonPeak

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

Mansalay 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 October a good time to visit Mansalay?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mansalay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mansalay in October

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

In October, Mansalay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mansalay in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 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
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Mansalay in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mansalay peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 highApr 15UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Mansalay?

Mansalay sits at 12.5°N, 121.4°E, 18 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Jose, 44 km away.

RomblonCalapanPandan

Topography around Mansalay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mansalay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,520 m.

The land around Mansalay is covered by trees (57%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
1,151 m
80 km
2,520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: San Jose 44 km · Pinamalayan 59 km · Victoria 75 km · Sablayan 81 km · Boracay 81 km · Romblon 91 km · Calapan 103 km · Pandan 112 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 Mansalay (12.5204°, 121.4385°, elevation 18 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).