Romblon in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Romblon sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 439 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Romblon's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Romblon has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Romblon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
439 mm
50 wet days
Avg wind
22 km/h
Travel score
5.4
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Romblon in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Romblon reaches about 27°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Romblon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Romblon weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Romblon gets around 439 mm of rain over 50 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 22 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Romblon

In seasonPeak

In winter, Romblon overlaps 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Romblon?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Romblon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Romblon in Winter

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

In winter, Romblon sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Romblon in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
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
Winter 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.