Polomolok weather in September

In September, Polomolok sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 187 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Polomolok's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polomolok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:33 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Polomolok is municipality of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato.

Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Polomolok reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Polomolok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Polomolok weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°16019.111.74.1
Feb30° / 21°12415.311.84.1
Mar31° / 22°13617.5123.8
Apr31° / 22°15118.512.13.4
May30° / 22°24027.212.32.8
Jun29° / 22°25827.512.42.9
Jul29° / 22°21426.912.33.2
Aug29° / 22°19725.712.23.3
Sep30° / 22°18724.9123.2
Oct30° / 22°2262711.93.0
Nov30° / 22°18824.511.73.3
Dec29° / 22°15821.911.63.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Polomolok gets around 187 mm of rain over 24.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
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Wind in September

Winds average 3 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
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113calm
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133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:365:43
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312.15:365:42
412.15:355:42
512.15:355:41
612.15:355:40
712.15:355:40
812.15:355:39
912.15:345:39
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1912.05:325:33
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Polomolok

In seasonPeak

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

Polomolok 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 September a good time to visit Polomolok?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Polomolok.

What to pack for Polomolok in September

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

In September, Polomolok sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Polomolok in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Polomolok in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Polomolok peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Polomolok?

Polomolok sits at 6.2°N, 125.1°E, 300 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Santos, 17 km away.

Topography around Polomolok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polomolok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,273 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Polomolok is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
2,273 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: General Santos 17 km · Tupi 18 km · Maluñgun 25 km · Alabel 28 km · Lambayong 33 km · Malapatan 38 km · Banga 39 km · Lake Sebu 39 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 Polomolok (6.2217°, 125.064°, elevation 300 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).