Puerto Princesa weather in April

In April, Puerto Princesa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 82 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 39% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Puerto Princesa's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Princesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Puerto Princesa is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Palawan.

Density
94/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Puerto Princesa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Puerto Princesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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 April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Princesa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°10114.711.55.3
Feb28° / 25°7811.611.75.5
Mar29° / 25°9914.111.95.1
Apr30° / 26°821612.24.5
May30° / 26°18625.512.43.2
Jun29° / 26°22626.712.63.0
Jul29° / 25°2272712.53.2
Aug29° / 25°20826.412.33.3
Sep29° / 25°23826.312.13.1
Oct29° / 25°2592811.83.2
Nov29° / 25°20825.611.63.5
Dec28° / 25°19623.211.44.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46040
56139
66238
76139
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96139
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145842
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Puerto Princesa gets around 82 mm of rain over 16 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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248
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55248
65149
75050
84852
94753
104654
114456
124357
134159
143961
153763
163664
173466
183268
193070
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212773
222575
232377
242278
252080
261981
271783
281684
291486
301387

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
29calm
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49calm
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118calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:076:12
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312.16:066:12
412.16:066:12
512.16:056:12
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Puerto Princesa

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Princesa 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 April a good time to visit Puerto Princesa?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Princesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Princesa in April

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

In April, Puerto Princesa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Princesa in April

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Puerto Princesa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Puerto Princesa peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Princesa?

Puerto Princesa sits at 9.7°N, 118.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Narra, 64 km away.

RoxasBrookes PointJose RizalEl NidoCulionCoronMapun

Topography around Puerto Princesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Princesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Puerto Princesa is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
1,260 m
80 km
1,695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Narra 64 km · Roxas 93 km · Brookes Point 146 km · Jose Rizal 166 km · El Nido 176 km · Culion 277 km · Coron 298 km · Mapun 308 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 Princesa (9.7392°, 118.7353°, elevation 20 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).