Sitangkai weather in July

In July, Sitangkai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 163 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sitangkai's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitangkai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Sitangkai is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Density
22/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sitangkai reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Sitangkai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 13 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
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sitangkai weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sitangkai gets around 163 mm of rain over 23.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:586:14
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sitangkai

In seasonPeak

In July, Sitangkai sits inside 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 July a good time to visit Sitangkai?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sitangkai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sitangkai in July

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

In July, Sitangkai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sitangkai in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
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Apr14Extreme
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Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
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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
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July 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. 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).