Sanchez-Mira weather in October

In October, Sanchez-Mira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 383 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sanchez-Mira's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanchez-Mira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
383 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sanchez-Mira is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cagayan.

Density
132/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sanchez-Mira reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Sanchez-Mira

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 3 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
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sanchez-Mira weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°29322.2114.9
Feb25° / 20°22818.611.45.2
Mar27° / 21°17018.311.95.4
Apr29° / 23°15719.112.44.6
May30° / 24°31623.712.93.5
Jun31° / 25°27823.513.13.1
Jul30° / 25°30424.3133.2
Aug30° / 25°30923.912.63.3
Sep29° / 24°31423.712.13.5
Oct28° / 24°38325.611.64.0
Nov26° / 23°48623.511.14.4
Dec25° / 21°56925.310.94.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133367
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sanchez-Mira gets around 383 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
278
378
479
579
680
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1883
1983
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2683
2783
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3082
3182

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1047323
2047422
3057421
4057520
5057619
6057718
7067618
8067717
9077716
10077815
11077914
12087814
13087814
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180117712
190127711
200127711
210137710
220137710
23013789
24013798
25014797
26114787
27114796
28114805
29114805
30114814
31114823

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912light breeze
1012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:495:39
211.85:495:38
311.85:495:37
411.85:505:37
511.85:505:36
611.75:505:35
711.75:505:34
811.75:515:33
911.75:515:32
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1211.65:525:30
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1911.55:545:25
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2611.45:575:21
2711.45:575:20
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2911.45:585:19
3011.35:585:19
3111.35:595:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.5Bright
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254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sanchez-Mira

In seasonPeak

In October, Sanchez-Mira sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sanchez-Mira 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 October a good time to visit Sanchez-Mira?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sanchez-Mira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanchez-Mira in October

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

In October, Sanchez-Mira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sanchez-Mira in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — 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 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Sanchez-Mira in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanchez-Mira peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sanchez-Mira?

Sanchez-Mira sits at 18.6°N, 121.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Aparri, 49 km away.

Batac CitySolanaTuguegaraoBanguedTabuk

Topography around Sanchez-Mira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanchez-Mira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,337 m.

The land around Sanchez-Mira is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
788 m
80 km
2,337 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Aparri 49 km · Laoag 78 km · San Nicolas 80 km · Batac City 90 km · Solana 112 km · Tuguegarao 117 km · Bangued 123 km · Tabuk 124 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 Sanchez-Mira (18.5616°, 121.2319°, elevation 9 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).