Puerto Galera weather in October

In October, Puerto Galera sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 242 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Puerto Galera's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Galera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Puerto Galera is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Oriental Mindoro.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1972

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puerto Galera reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 29°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 Puerto Galera

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Galera weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°14622.111.34.8
Feb27° / 22°11015.511.65.5
Mar28° / 23°9814.811.95.8
Apr29° / 24°6411.212.35.4
May29° / 25°18321.912.63.9
Jun29° / 25°2722612.83.2
Jul28° / 25°3642912.73.2
Aug28° / 25°25926.312.43.5
Sep28° / 25°34126.712.13.4
Oct28° / 24°24226.611.73.7
Nov27° / 24°2172511.44.1
Dec27° / 23°33325.811.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41783
51882
61882
71981
81882
91882
102080
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132179
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Galera gets around 242 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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2184
2283
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3084
3185

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10946
20937
30937
40937
50937
60937
70937
80937
90937
100937
110937
120937
130937
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150937
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:42
211.95:495:41
311.95:495:40
411.85:495:40
511.85:495:39
611.85:495:38
711.85:495:37
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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 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.78 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 Puerto Galera

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Galera 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 Puerto Galera?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Galera.

What to pack for Puerto Galera in October

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

In October, Puerto Galera sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Galera 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 16 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Galera 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 Puerto Galera peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 highAug 17UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Galera 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 Puerto Galera is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Jun 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Galera?

Puerto Galera sits at 13.5°N, 121.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Calapan, 27 km away.

Topography around Puerto Galera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Galera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,728 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m.

The land around Puerto Galera is covered by trees (54%) and water (43%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
1,728 m
80 km
2,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Calapan 27 km · Batangas 31 km · Rosario 32 km · Bauan 33 km · San Pascual 35 km · Taal 42 km · Cuenca 46 km · Mamburao 49 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 Puerto Galera (13.5022°, 120.9517°, elevation 0 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).