Puerto Princesa weather in August

In August, Puerto Princesa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 208 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Princesa's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Princesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Princesa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Puerto Princesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Puerto Princesa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Princesa gets around 208 mm of rain over 26.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:24
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.32 kWh/m².

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 — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Puerto Princesa

In seasonPeak

In August, 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 August a good time to visit Puerto Princesa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Princesa.

What to pack for Puerto Princesa in August

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

In August, Puerto Princesa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Princesa in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — 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 August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (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
August 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).