Mati weather in August

In August, Mati sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 247 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mati's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
247 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:32 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Mati is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Davao Oriental.

Density
180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mati reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Mati weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°18718.911.65.1
Feb26° / 23°13114.711.85.5
Mar27° / 23°11314.6125.8
Apr27° / 24°9614.112.15.7
May27° / 24°18325.612.34.1
Jun27° / 24°24327.912.43.6
Jul27° / 24°23728.312.43.7
Aug27° / 24°2472812.23.8
Sep27° / 24°21725.6123.9
Oct27° / 24°23326.111.84.0
Nov27° / 24°17422.511.74.5
Dec27° / 24°16120.711.64.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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

Any precipitation

Mati gets around 247 mm of rain over 28 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:39 PM.

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mati

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
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Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mati?

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

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

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mati.

What to pack for Mati in August

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

In August, Mati sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mati 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mati in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Mati peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (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
Jan12Extreme
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Mar14Extreme
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May13Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Mati?

Mati sits at 7.0°N, 126.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lupon, 24 km away.

Topography around Mati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mati has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,298 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,636 m.

The land around Mati is covered by trees (54%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
312 m
16 km
1,298 m
80 km
2,636 m
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August weather nearby: Lupon 24 km · Manay 46 km · Samal 58 km · Maco 60 km · San Mariano 65 km · Davao 68 km · Panabo 71 km · Magugpo Poblacion 71 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 Mati (6.9551°, 126.2165°, elevation 21 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).