Marawi City weather in October

In October, Marawi City sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 296 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Marawi City's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marawi City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
296 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
88%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Marawi City is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur.

Density
2,970/km²
people per km²
Founded
1639

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 Marawi City reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Marawi City weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°26425.811.64.0
Feb27° / 20°24022.211.74.2
Mar28° / 21°2342311.94.3
Apr29° / 21°25423.912.23.7
May29° / 22°37328.812.43.2
Jun28° / 22°40226.912.53.5
Jul28° / 22°30025.412.43.9
Aug28° / 22°24023.312.34.1
Sep28° / 21°25625.4123.8
Oct28° / 21°2962811.83.6
Nov28° / 21°29726.711.63.7
Dec27° / 21°2932711.53.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Marawi City gets around 296 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% 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 October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Marawi City

In seasonPeak

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

Marawi City 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 Marawi City?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marawi City.

What to pack for Marawi City in October

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

In October, Marawi City sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Marawi City 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 45 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Marawi City in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Marawi City peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Marawi City in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Marawi City is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1119 µg/m³Jan 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marawi City?

Marawi City sits at 8.0°N, 124.3°E, 719 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mantampay, 20 km away.

Topography around Marawi City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marawi City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,142 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Marawi City is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
1,142 m
80 km
2,885 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Mantampay 20 km · Boroon 23 km · Iligan 25 km · Iligan City 30 km · Nunungan 40 km · Bacolod 42 km · Ozamiz City 51 km · Tubod 55 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 Marawi City (8.0034°, 124.284°, elevation 719 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).