Sablayan weather in March
In March, Sablayan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sablayan's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sablayan's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 29°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 26°
- 3rd coldest
- Rainfall
- 35 mm
- 6.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 54 min
- 6:09 AM – 6:04 PM
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.26 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.4
- out of 10
Sablayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Occidental Mindoro.
- Density
- 42/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1906
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.
A typical March day in Sablayan 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.
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| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 25 |
| 2 | 28 | 25 |
| 3 | 28 | 25 |
| 4 | 28 | 25 |
| 5 | 28 | 25 |
| 6 | 28 | 25 |
| 7 | 28 | 25 |
| 8 | 28 | 25 |
| 9 | 28 | 25 |
| 10 | 28 | 25 |
| 11 | 28 | 25 |
| 12 | 28 | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 25 |
| 14 | 28 | 25 |
| 15 | 29 | 26 |
| 16 | 29 | 26 |
| 17 | 29 | 26 |
| 18 | 29 | 26 |
| 19 | 29 | 26 |
| 20 | 29 | 26 |
| 21 | 29 | 26 |
| 22 | 29 | 26 |
| 23 | 29 | 26 |
| 24 | 29 | 26 |
| 25 | 29 | 26 |
| 26 | 29 | 26 |
| 27 | 29 | 26 |
| 28 | 29 | 26 |
| 29 | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | 29 | 26 |
| 31 | 29 | 26 |
How March really feels in Sablayan
Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 6 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Sablayan weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 25° | 30 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 7.0 |
| Feb | 28° / 25° | 27 | 5.1 | 11.6 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 29° / 26° | 35 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 29° / 27° | 43 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| May | 29° / 27° | 219 | 21.7 | 12.6 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 29° / 26° | 411 | 27.1 | 12.7 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 28° / 26° | 664 | 29 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 28° / 26° | 591 | 28 | 12.4 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 28° / 26° | 514 | 26.8 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 28° / 26° | 287 | 23.3 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 29° / 26° | 106 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 28° / 26° | 115 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 5.8 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| Cloudier (%) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | 32 |
| 2 | 68 | 32 |
| 3 | 68 | 32 |
| 4 | 68 | 32 |
| 5 | 68 | 32 |
| 6 | 68 | 32 |
| 7 | 68 | 32 |
| 8 | 68 | 32 |
| 9 | 68 | 32 |
| 10 | 68 | 32 |
| 11 | 69 | 31 |
| 12 | 69 | 31 |
| 13 | 69 | 31 |
| 14 | 69 | 31 |
| 15 | 69 | 31 |
| 16 | 69 | 31 |
| 17 | 69 | 31 |
| 18 | 69 | 31 |
| 19 | 69 | 31 |
| 20 | 69 | 31 |
| 21 | 69 | 31 |
| 22 | 69 | 31 |
| 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 24 | 70 | 30 |
| 25 | 69 | 31 |
| 26 | 70 | 30 |
| 27 | 70 | 30 |
| 28 | 70 | 30 |
| 29 | 71 | 29 |
| 30 | 71 | 29 |
| 31 | 71 | 29 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Sablayan gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 18 |
| 5 | 18 |
| 6 | 18 |
| 7 | 19 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 18 |
| 11 | 18 |
| 12 | 18 |
| 13 | 18 |
| 14 | 18 |
| 15 | 18 |
| 16 | 19 |
| 17 | 19 |
| 18 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 |
| 20 | 21 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 |
| 24 | 23 |
| 25 | 23 |
| 26 | 23 |
| 27 | 24 |
| 28 | 24 |
| 29 | 24 |
| 30 | 24 |
| 31 | 23 |
Humidity in March
Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Oppressive (%) | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 71 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | 72 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | 72 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 4 |
| 9 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 4 |
| 10 | 0 | 19 | 77 | 4 |
| 11 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 4 |
| 12 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 4 |
| 13 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 4 |
| 14 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 4 |
| 15 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 4 |
| 16 | 0 | 13 | 83 | 4 |
| 17 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 4 |
| 18 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 4 |
| 19 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 5 |
| 20 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 5 |
| 21 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 5 |
| 22 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 5 |
| 23 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 6 |
| 24 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 6 |
| 25 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 6 |
| 26 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 6 |
| 27 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 7 |
| 28 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 7 |
| 29 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 8 |
| 30 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 9 |
| 31 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 9 |
Wind in March
Winds average 7 km/h in March.
Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | calm |
| 2 | 7 | calm |
| 3 | 7 | calm |
| 4 | 7 | calm |
| 5 | 7 | calm |
| 6 | 7 | calm |
| 7 | 7 | calm |
| 8 | 7 | calm |
| 9 | 7 | calm |
| 10 | 7 | calm |
| 11 | 7 | calm |
| 12 | 7 | calm |
| 13 | 7 | calm |
| 14 | 7 | calm |
| 15 | 7 | calm |
| 16 | 7 | calm |
| 17 | 7 | calm |
| 18 | 7 | calm |
| 19 | 7 | calm |
| 20 | 7 | calm |
| 21 | 7 | calm |
| 22 | 7 | calm |
| 23 | 7 | calm |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in March
Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:05 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:06 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:04 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:01 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 5:59 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.7 | 6:18 | 6:02 |
| 2 | 11.7 | 6:18 | 6:02 |
| 3 | 11.8 | 6:17 | 6:02 |
| 4 | 11.8 | 6:17 | 6:03 |
| 5 | 11.8 | 6:16 | 6:03 |
| 6 | 11.8 | 6:15 | 6:03 |
| 7 | 11.8 | 6:15 | 6:03 |
| 8 | 11.8 | 6:14 | 6:03 |
| 9 | 11.8 | 6:14 | 6:03 |
| 10 | 11.8 | 6:13 | 6:03 |
| 11 | 11.9 | 6:12 | 6:03 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 6:12 | 6:04 |
| 13 | 11.9 | 6:11 | 6:04 |
| 14 | 11.9 | 6:11 | 6:04 |
| 15 | 11.9 | 6:10 | 6:04 |
| 16 | 11.9 | 6:09 | 6:04 |
| 17 | 11.9 | 6:09 | 6:04 |
| 18 | 11.9 | 6:08 | 6:04 |
| 19 | 11.9 | 6:07 | 6:04 |
| 20 | 12.0 | 6:07 | 6:04 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:06 | 6:04 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:05 | 6:04 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 6:05 | 6:04 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 6:04 | 6:04 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 6:03 | 6:04 |
| 26 | 12.0 | 6:02 | 6:05 |
| 27 | 12.0 | 6:02 | 6:05 |
| 28 | 12.1 | 6:01 | 6:05 |
| 29 | 12.1 | 6:00 | 6:05 |
| 30 | 12.1 | 6:00 | 6:05 |
| 31 | 12.1 | 5:59 | 6:05 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.26 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.5 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Sablayan
In March, Sablayan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Sablayan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Sablayan's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is March a good time to visit Sablayan?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is a reasonable time to visit Sablayan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Sablayan in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Sablayan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Sablayan in March
The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — 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 May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Tropical |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 30 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 29 | Tropical |
UV index in Sablayan in March
Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Sablayan peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Where is Sablayan?
Sablayan sits at 12.8°N, 120.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mamburao, 47 km away.
Topography around Sablayan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sablayan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sablayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m.
The land around Sablayan is covered by water (69%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (35%) within 80 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
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 Sablayan (12.8346°, 120.769°, elevation 10 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).