Siargao weather in September

In September, Siargao sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 11% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Siargao's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siargao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Siargao reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Siargao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Siargao weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°38827.311.53.9
Feb27° / 25°2802311.74.2
Mar27° / 26°20523.311.94.5
Apr28° / 26°12420.112.24.9
May28° / 27°9918.112.44.7
Jun29° / 27°13520.312.64.1
Jul29° / 27°1261912.54.2
Aug29° / 27°941512.34.6
Sep29° / 27°1121712.14.4
Oct28° / 27°16722.111.84.1
Nov28° / 26°26425.311.54.0
Dec27° / 26°32127.711.43.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82080
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Siargao gets around 112 mm of rain over 17 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
354
454
555
655
756
856
957
1057
1157
1258
1358
1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1958
2057
2158
2258
2358
2459
2559
2660
2761
2861
2962
3062

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125347
135248
145149
155149
165050
174951
184852
194852
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:305:41
212.25:305:41
312.25:305:40
412.25:305:39
512.25:295:39
612.15:295:38
712.15:295:38
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1012.15:295:36
1112.15:295:35
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1312.15:295:34
1412.15:295:33
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1612.15:295:32
1712.05:285:31
1812.05:285:30
1912.05:285:30
2012.05:285:29
2112.05:285:28
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Siargao

In seasonPeak

In September, Siargao sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Siargao's rainy season runs November–March, 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 September a good time to visit Siargao?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Siargao for sightseeing.

What to pack for Siargao in September

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

In September, Siargao sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Siargao in September

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

The sea offshore is warmest in June 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Siargao in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Siargao peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Siargao?

Siargao sits at 9.9°N, 126.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Surigao, 62 km away.

TandagCabadbaranButuanLibertadBuenavistaBayugan

Topography around Siargao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siargao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,784 m.

The land around Siargao is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
1,784 m
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September weather nearby: Surigao 62 km · San Jose 63 km · Tandag 90 km · Cabadbaran 101 km · Butuan 117 km · Libertad 119 km · Buenavista 122 km · Bayugan 128 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 Siargao (9.8708°, 126.0511°, elevation 0 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).