Mapun weather in July

In July, Mapun sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 158 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mapun's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mapun's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 158 mm; 23.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:00 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Mapun is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Density: 161/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1904

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

How July really feels in Mapun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Mapun weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	201	20.1	11.6	4.8
Feb	27° / 26°	118	13.9	11.8	5.6
Mar	28° / 26°	104	14	12	5.8
Apr	28° / 27°	84	15.2	12.1	5.2
May	29° / 27°	137	22.3	12.3	4.1
Jun	29° / 27°	159	23.4	12.4	3.8
Jul	28° / 27°	158	23.3	12.4	3.9
Aug	28° / 27°	146	22.9	12.2	4.0
Sep	28° / 27°	149	22.9	12	3.9
Oct	28° / 26°	213	25.6	11.8	3.8
Nov	28° / 26°	235	26.9	11.7	3.7
Dec	28° / 26°	258	26.2	11.6	3.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mapun gets around 158 mm of rain over 23.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	74
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	40	41	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	38
Miserable (%)	60	59	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	62

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
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28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:57	6:21
2	12.4	5:57	6:21
3	12.4	5:58	6:22
4	12.4	5:58	6:22
5	12.4	5:58	6:22
6	12.4	5:58	6:22
7	12.4	5:59	6:22
8	12.4	5:59	6:22
9	12.4	5:59	6:22
10	12.4	5:59	6:22
11	12.4	5:59	6:22
12	12.4	6:00	6:22
13	12.4	6:00	6:23
14	12.4	6:00	6:23
15	12.4	6:00	6:23
16	12.4	6:00	6:23
17	12.4	6:01	6:23
18	12.4	6:01	6:23
19	12.4	6:01	6:23
20	12.4	6:01	6:23
21	12.4	6:01	6:23
22	12.3	6:02	6:22
23	12.3	6:02	6:22
24	12.3	6:02	6:22
25	12.3	6:02	6:22
26	12.3	6:02	6:22
27	12.3	6:02	6:22
28	12.3	6:02	6:22
29	12.3	6:02	6:22
30	12.3	6:03	6:22
31	12.3	6:03	6:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
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24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mapun

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon

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Mar

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May

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Jul

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Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mapun?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mapun.

What to pack for Mapun in July

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

In July, Mapun sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mapun in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Mapun in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Mapun peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mapun?

Mapun sits at 7.0°N, 118.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Sandakan, 134 km away.

Topography around Mapun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mapun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Mapun is covered by water (70%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (92%) within 16 km, and water (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

207 m

water 70%

16 km

301 m

water 92%

80 km

286 m

water 99%

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← June Mapun year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Sandakan 134 km · Kudat 187 km · Brookes Point 213 km · Lahad Datu 218 km · Ranau 234 km · Jose Rizal 239 km · Narra 255 km · Bongao 257 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

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 Mapun (6.9747°, 118.5144°, elevation 8 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	74
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	74
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	74
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	72
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	38	62