Olongapo weather in October

In October, Olongapo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 225 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Olongapo's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olongapo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Olongapo is highly urbanized city in Central Luzon, Philippines.

Density
1,196/km²
people per km²
Founded
1750

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Olongapo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12925
22925
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42925
52925
62925
72925
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112925
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How October really feels in Olongapo

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Olongapo 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
Jan28° / 23°172.511.26.9
Feb29° / 23°192.811.56.7
Mar30° / 24°233.811.96.1
Apr31° / 25°275.512.35.2
May30° / 26°1851912.73.8
Jun29° / 26°36125.712.93.2
Jul28° / 25°57129.512.83.1
Aug28° / 25°56529.412.53.3
Sep28° / 25°43627.712.13.2
Oct29° / 25°22520.311.74.1
Nov29° / 25°869.311.35.4
Dec29° / 24°676.611.16.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21981
31981
42080
52080
62179
72179
82278
92377
102476
112476
122575
132674
142674
152872
162971
173070
183169
193268
203565
213565
223664
233862
243862
254060
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Olongapo gets around 225 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
184
283
382
481
581
680
779
878
977
1076
1175
1274
1373
1472
1571
1669
1767
1865
1963
2061
2159
2257
2355
2453
2551
2650
2749
2848
2947
3046
3145

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 (%)
104654
204753
304951
405050
505149
605248
705446
805545
905644
1005644
1105743
1215742
1315841
1415940
1516039
1616138
1726137
1826335
1926533
2026731
2136829
2237027
2337126
2437324
2547422
2647521
2747719
2857718
2957817
3057916
3167915

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:44
211.95:525:43
311.85:525:42
411.85:525:42
511.85:525:41
611.85:525:40
711.85:535:40
811.85:535:39
911.85:535:38
1011.75:535:38
1111.75:535:37
1211.75:535:36
1311.75:535:36
1411.75:545:35
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1711.65:545:33
1811.65:555:33
1911.65:555:32
2011.65:555:31
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2311.65:565:30
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2511.55:565:29
2611.55:575:29
2711.55:575:28
2811.55:575:28
2911.55:585:27
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3111.55:585:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Olongapo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Olongapo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Olongapo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Olongapo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olongapo in October

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

In October, Olongapo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Olongapo 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 18 km away) is warmest in May 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
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Olongapo 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 Olongapo peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Olongapo 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 Olongapo is worst in November — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1530 µg/m³Aug 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Olongapo?

Olongapo sits at 14.8°N, 120.3°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Subic, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Olongapo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olongapo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,005 m.

The land around Olongapo is covered by water (38%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
931 m
80 km
2,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Subic 8.0 km · Castillejos 15 km · Morong 17 km · Dinalupihan 19 km · San Marcelino 21 km · Hermosa 24 km · San Antonio 25 km · Orani 28 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 Olongapo (14.8292°, 120.2828°, elevation 11 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).