Masbate weather in October

In October, Masbate sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 227 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Masbate's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masbate's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 227 mm; 26.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:39 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Masbate reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How October really feels in Masbate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Masbate weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	87	12.1	11.4	5.3
Feb	29° / 25°	58	8.8	11.6	5.5
Mar	30° / 25°	58	10.8	11.9	5.0
Apr	31° / 26°	58	11.1	12.3	4.3
May	31° / 27°	141	21.2	12.6	3.2
Jun	31° / 26°	233	26.4	12.7	2.6
Jul	30° / 26°	297	28.1	12.7	2.7
Aug	30° / 26°	224	25.7	12.4	2.9
Sep	30° / 26°	262	26.6	12.1	2.8
Oct	30° / 26°	227	26.5	11.7	3.0
Nov	30° / 26°	134	20.7	11.4	3.7
Dec	29° / 25°	172	18	11.3	4.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	84	84	84	84	84	82	82	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Masbate gets around 227 mm of rain over 26.5 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 85% and peaks near 91% 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 (%)	90	90	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	85
20	84
21	83
22	82
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 97% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
Miserable (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:16 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:38	5:31
2	11.9	5:38	5:31
3	11.9	5:38	5:30
4	11.9	5:38	5:29
5	11.8	5:38	5:29
6	11.8	5:38	5:28
7	11.8	5:38	5:27
8	11.8	5:38	5:27
9	11.8	5:38	5:26
10	11.8	5:38	5:25
11	11.8	5:38	5:25
12	11.8	5:38	5:24
13	11.8	5:39	5:24
14	11.7	5:39	5:23
15	11.7	5:39	5:23
16	11.7	5:39	5:22
17	11.7	5:39	5:22
18	11.7	5:39	5:21
19	11.7	5:39	5:21
20	11.7	5:40	5:20
21	11.7	5:40	5:20
22	11.7	5:40	5:19
23	11.6	5:40	5:19
24	11.6	5:40	5:18
25	11.6	5:41	5:18
26	11.6	5:41	5:18
27	11.6	5:41	5:17
28	11.6	5:41	5:17
29	11.6	5:42	5:17
30	11.6	5:42	5:16
31	11.6	5:42	5:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.8 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Masbate

In seasonPeak

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

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

Masbate's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Masbate?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masbate.

What to pack for Masbate in October

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

In October, Masbate sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Masbate 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 27 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°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)	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	26	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Masbate in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masbate peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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)	10	12	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	11	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Masbate?

Masbate sits at 12.4°N, 123.6°E, 12 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bulan, 43 km away.

Topography around Masbate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masbate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Masbate is covered by water (64%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

183 m

water 64%

16 km

690 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,509 m

water 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← September Masbate year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Bulan 43 km · Irosin 57 km · Donsol 59 km · Sorsogon 78 km · Gubat 82 km · Esperanza 84 km · Legaspi 86 km · Tagas 89 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 Masbate (12.3717°, 123.6249°, elevation 12 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	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	30	26
19	30	26
20	30	26
21	30	26
22	30	26
23	30	26
24	30	26
25	30	26
26	30	26
27	30	26
28	30	26
29	30	26
30	30	26
31	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	85
20	84
21	83
22	82
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	85
20	84
21	83
22	82
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	85
20	84
21	83
22	82
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93