Santa Cruz weather in June

In June, Santa Cruz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 377 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 2% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Santa Cruz's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
377 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:33 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Santa Cruz is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Zambales.

Density
152/km²
people per km²
Founded
1612

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Santa Cruz reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Santa Cruz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Santa Cruz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°184.511.26.7
Feb29° / 22°244.411.56.4
Mar30° / 23°447.911.95.5
Apr31° / 24°8414.612.34.3
May30° / 25°2622512.73.2
Jun29° / 24°37728.212.92.9
Jul28° / 24°55930.112.83.0
Aug28° / 24°52529.512.53.3
Sep28° / 24°40828.512.13.1
Oct29° / 24°26321.911.64.0
Nov29° / 23°9711.711.35.2
Dec29° / 23°547.811.16.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz gets around 377 mm of rain over 28.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
590
690
790
891
991
1092
1192
1293
1393
1494
1594
1695
1795
1896
1996
2096
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95248
105347
115347
125347
135347
145446
155446
165446
175545
185545
195644
205743
215842
225941
236040
246238
256337
266436
276535
286733
296832
307030

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:326:24
212.95:326:24
312.95:326:25
412.95:326:25
512.95:326:25
612.95:326:26
712.95:326:26
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1512.95:336:28
1612.95:336:29
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2112.95:346:30
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz

In seasonPeak

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

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

Santa Cruz's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Santa Cruz?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Cruz.

What to pack for Santa Cruz in June

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

In June, Santa Cruz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Cruz in June

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in June — 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 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Santa Cruz in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Cruz peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Santa Cruz in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Cruz is worst in November — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorNov 2138 µg/m³Aug 1326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz sits at 15.8°N, 119.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Masinloc, 26 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Santa Cruz is covered by water (35%), cropland (28%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
795 m
80 km
2,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Masinloc 26 km · Agoo 41 km · Domalanoan 42 km · Lingayen 45 km · Binmaley 49 km · Iba 49 km · Botolan 54 km · Camiling 55 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 Santa Cruz (15.7654°, 119.9092°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).