Passi in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Passi sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 426 mm of rain over about 58 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels miserable.

Winter is Passi's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Passi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Passi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
426 mm
58 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
4.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Passi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Passi reaches about 30°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

20°25°30°35°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Passi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Passi weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°12118.611.44.2
Feb30° / 24°9614.411.64.4
Mar31° / 25°9015.211.94.0
Apr33° / 25°7213.212.23.5
May33° / 26°13122.812.52.6
Jun32° / 25°18926.612.62.4
Jul31° / 25°25027.912.62.5
Aug31° / 25°20427.212.42.6
Sep31° / 25°23927.512.12.5
Oct31° / 25°23527.511.82.6
Nov30° / 25°17724.911.53.0
Dec30° / 25°20824.911.43.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Passi gets around 426 mm of rain over 58 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Passi

In seasonPeak

In winter, Passi overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Passi 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 winter a good time to visit Passi?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Passi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Passi in Winter

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

In winter, Passi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Passi in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 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
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Passi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Passi peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 9UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Passi in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Passi is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1717 µg/m³Feb 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Passi?

Passi sits at 11.1°N, 122.6°E, 42 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Enrique B. Magalona, 45 km away.

Topography around Passi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,035 m.

The land around Passi is covered by trees (57%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
2,035 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Enrique B. Magalona 45 km · Iloilo 46 km · Victorias 52 km · Binonga 53 km · Talisay 54 km · Roxas City 54 km · Manapla 55 km · Bacolod City 59 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 Passi (11.1078°, 122.6419°, elevation 42 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.