Ormoc weather in October

In October, Ormoc sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 253 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% 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 Ormoc's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ormoc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ormoc is city of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
389/km²
people per km²
Founded
1834

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ormoc reaches about 30°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 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Ormoc

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.

Ormoc weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°12516.511.44.7
Feb29° / 24°941211.64.9
Mar30° / 24°7811.611.94.9
Apr31° / 25°531012.24.6
May31° / 26°12718.112.53.6
Jun30° / 26°24123.612.63.1
Jul30° / 25°28927.612.62.9
Aug30° / 26°22525.112.43.1
Sep30° / 25°26926.112.13.0
Oct30° / 25°25326.611.83.1
Nov30° / 25°16520.311.53.8
Dec29° / 25°19619.711.44.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51387
61387
71387
81387
91486
101585
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ormoc gets around 253 mm of rain over 26.6 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 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
689
789
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1389
1488
1588
1687
1787
1886
1985
2085
2184
2283
2383
2482
2581
2680
2780
2879
2978
3078
3177

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
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6694
7694
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12694
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15694
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261288
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281387
291486
301486
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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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 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 5:33 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:335:28
211.95:335:27
311.95:335:26
411.95:335:26
511.95:335:25
611.95:335:25
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ormoc

In seasonPeak

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

Ormoc 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 Ormoc?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ormoc.

What to pack for Ormoc in October

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

In October, Ormoc sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ormoc in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 15 km away) is warmest in June 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ormoc in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Ormoc peaks around April 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ormoc?

Ormoc sits at 11.0°N, 124.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Burauen, 31 km away.

Topography around Ormoc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ormoc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Ormoc is covered by water (41%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,193 m
80 km
1,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Burauen 31 km · Carigara 33 km · Baybay 42 km · Palo 45 km · Tanauan 46 km · Tacloban 51 km · Panalanoy 51 km · Abuyog 53 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 Ormoc (11.0064°, 124.6075°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).