Sitangkai in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Sitangkai sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 466 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Sitangkai's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Sitangkai has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Sitangkai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
466 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Sitangkai in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical fall day in Sitangkai reaches about 28°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Sitangkai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 42 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
42
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sitangkai weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°16820.711.84.7
Feb27° / 26°9915.211.85.3
Mar28° / 26°9315.4125.6
Apr28° / 27°9616.512.15.0
May28° / 27°15623.312.24.0
Jun28° / 27°1662412.33.8
Jul28° / 26°16323.312.24.1
Aug28° / 26°13321.612.24.5
Sep28° / 26°12120.4124.3
Oct28° / 26°17024.211.94.0
Nov28° / 26°17525.111.84.0
Dec28° / 26°16725.211.74.1

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Sitangkai gets around 466 mm of rain over 70 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 12 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early September to 11 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Sitangkai

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In fall, Sitangkai overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sitangkai 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 fall a good time to visit Sitangkai?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Sitangkai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sitangkai in Fall

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

In fall, Sitangkai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sitangkai in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — 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 29°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sitangkai in Fall

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Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Sitangkai peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sitangkai?

Sitangkai sits at 4.7°N, 119.4°E, 1 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bongao, 58 km away.

SempornaLahad DatuSandakanJolo

Topography around Sitangkai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitangkai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around Sitangkai is covered by water (88%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
578 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Bongao 58 km · Semporna 89 km · Lahad Datu 125 km · Tawau 173 km · Sandakan 193 km · Nunukan 202 km · Jolo 236 km · Tarakan 250 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 Sitangkai (4.6612°, 119.3965°, elevation 1 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.