Papaya in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Papaya sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 212 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Papaya's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Papaya's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 212 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Papaya in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical spring day in Papaya reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Papaya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

52 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Papaya weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	26	3.2	11.2	5.8
Feb	31° / 22°	23	2.8	11.5	5.4
Mar	32° / 23°	29	4	11.9	4.4
Apr	34° / 24°	30	6.6	12.3	3.2
May	34° / 25°	153	19	12.7	2.2
Jun	33° / 25°	200	24.3	12.9	2.3
Jul	31° / 25°	330	28.5	12.8	2.4
Aug	31° / 25°	299	28.6	12.5	2.4
Sep	31° / 24°	292	27.3	12.1	2.5
Oct	31° / 24°	183	18.5	11.7	3.4
Nov	31° / 23°	86	9.6	11.3	4.5
Dec	30° / 22°	77	6.6	11.1	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Papaya gets around 212 mm of rain over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Papaya

In seasonPeak

In spring, Papaya overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Papaya's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Papaya?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Papaya. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Papaya in Spring

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

In spring, Papaya sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Papaya in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Papaya peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 8 (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)	9	11	13	13	13	11	12	13	12	11	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Papaya in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Papaya is worst in October — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	33	32	36	39	42	46	42	41	49	49	39	33
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Papaya?

Papaya sits at 15.3°N, 120.8°E, 17 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Francisco, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Papaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Papaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,007 m.

The land around Papaya is covered by cropland (77%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

cropland 77%

16 km

989 m

cropland 77%

80 km

2,007 m

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: San Francisco 4.0 km · Cabiao 8.0 km · Jaen 9.0 km · Gapan 12 km · San Leonardo 15 km · Zaragoza 15 km · La Paz 18 km · Peñaranda 18 km

Philippines travel facts

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Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
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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
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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 Papaya (15.3202°, 120.8357°, elevation 17 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.