Santa Catalina weather in October

In October, Santa Catalina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 264 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Catalina's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Catalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 264 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:40 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Santa Catalina is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density: 51/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1947

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Santa Catalina 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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	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
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	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	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	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 October really feels in Santa Catalina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Santa Catalina weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	54	8.8	11.5	5.6
Feb	29° / 25°	52	7	11.7	5.7
Mar	29° / 25°	48	7.3	11.9	5.6
Apr	30° / 26°	48	8.1	12.2	5.1
May	30° / 26°	151	21	12.4	3.8
Jun	29° / 26°	259	26.1	12.5	3.3
Jul	28° / 26°	331	27.5	12.5	3.3
Aug	28° / 26°	298	25.5	12.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 26°	312	26.6	12.1	3.4
Oct	29° / 26°	264	25.8	11.8	3.5
Nov	29° / 26°	115	16.9	11.6	4.4
Dec	29° / 26°	98	13.6	11.5	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	23
Cloudier (%)	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Catalina gets around 264 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	78	77	76	75	73	72	71	70	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	83
20	82
21	81
22	80
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	70
31	69

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40
Miserable (%)	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	60	60

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:40	5:35
2	11.9	5:40	5:34
3	11.9	5:40	5:34
4	11.9	5:40	5:33
5	11.9	5:40	5:33
6	11.9	5:40	5:32
7	11.9	5:40	5:32
8	11.9	5:40	5:31
9	11.8	5:40	5:31
10	11.8	5:40	5:30
11	11.8	5:40	5:30
12	11.8	5:40	5:29
13	11.8	5:40	5:29
14	11.8	5:40	5:28
15	11.8	5:40	5:28
16	11.8	5:40	5:27
17	11.8	5:40	5:27
18	11.8	5:40	5:26
19	11.8	5:40	5:26
20	11.8	5:40	5:26
21	11.7	5:40	5:25
22	11.7	5:40	5:25
23	11.7	5:41	5:25
24	11.7	5:41	5:24
25	11.7	5:41	5:24
26	11.7	5:41	5:24
27	11.7	5:41	5:23
28	11.7	5:41	5:23
29	11.7	5:42	5:23
30	11.7	5:42	5:22
31	11.7	5:42	5:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa Catalina

In seasonPeak

In October, Santa Catalina sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Santa Catalina's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Santa Catalina?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Catalina.

What to pack for Santa Catalina in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Catalina in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Santa Catalina in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Catalina peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (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)	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Catalina?

Santa Catalina sits at 9.3°N, 122.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bayawan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Catalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Catalina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Santa Catalina is covered by trees (39%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

trees 39%

16 km

1,008 m

trees 59%

80 km

1,814 m

water 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← September Santa Catalina year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Bayawan 7.0 km · Tanjay 38 km · Bais 40 km · Asia 45 km · Sibulan 46 km · Dumaguete 49 km · Sipalay 69 km · Kabankalan 73 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 Santa Catalina (9.3337°, 122.8637°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	83
20	82
21	81
22	80
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	83
20	82
21	81
22	80
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	84
19	83
20	82
21	81
22	80
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	75
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	40	60
31	40	60