Romblon weather in August

In August, Romblon sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 197 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Romblon's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Romblon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Romblon is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Romblon.

Density
176/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 Romblon reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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 Romblon

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.

Romblon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°10715.911.35.6
Feb27° / 25°7411.611.66.1
Mar28° / 25°7913.911.95.6
Apr29° / 26°7314.812.34.9
May30° / 26°15222.912.63.6
Jun30° / 26°24125.812.73.1
Jul29° / 26°27626.912.73.2
Aug29° / 26°19723.612.43.6
Sep29° / 26°22423.912.13.5
Oct29° / 26°25825.711.73.5
Nov28° / 26°23624.911.43.8
Dec28° / 25°25822.211.34.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Romblon gets around 197 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 91% 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 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:406:14
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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 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Romblon

In seasonPeak

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

Romblon sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Romblon?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Romblon.

What to pack for Romblon in August

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

In August, Romblon sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Romblon 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Dec28Warm

UV index in Romblon 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 Romblon peaks around April 14 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
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May13Extreme
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Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
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Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Romblon?

Romblon sits at 12.6°N, 122.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Boracay, 77 km away.

AuroraMansalayPandanKalibo (poblacion)PinamalayanCatanauanRoxas City

Topography around Romblon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Romblon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Romblon is covered by trees (70%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (87%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Boracay 77 km · Aurora 90 km · Mansalay 91 km · Pandan 94 km · Kalibo (poblacion) 97 km · Pinamalayan 102 km · Catanauan 113 km · Roxas City 122 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 Romblon (12.5751°, 122.2708°, elevation 14 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).