Sorsogon weather in August

In August, Sorsogon sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 199 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sorsogon's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sorsogon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:35 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Sorsogon is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sorsogon.

Density
680/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Sorsogon 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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Sorsogon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sorsogon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°2932611.34.2
Feb27° / 24°18320.411.64.7
Mar27° / 25°16122.311.94.8
Apr28° / 25°10119.512.34.8
May29° / 26°14422.412.63.9
Jun29° / 26°1982512.73.4
Jul29° / 26°27027.512.73.2
Aug29° / 26°19924.612.43.5
Sep29° / 26°22925.712.13.3
Oct28° / 25°25626.911.73.5
Nov28° / 25°29627.811.43.7
Dec27° / 25°40228.511.33.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
31090
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61288
71288
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sorsogon gets around 199 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21288
31288
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51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:336:07
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412.65:336:06
512.55:336:06
612.55:346:06
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Sorsogon

In seasonPeak

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

Sorsogon 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 August a good time to visit Sorsogon?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sorsogon.

What to pack for Sorsogon in August

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

In August, Sorsogon sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sorsogon in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Sorsogon in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Sorsogon peaks around April 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sorsogon in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sorsogon is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Apr 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sorsogon?

Sorsogon sits at 13.0°N, 124.0°E, 13 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Gubat, 15 km away.

Topography around Sorsogon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorsogon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,411 m.

The land around Sorsogon is covered by trees (51%) and water (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (68%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,411 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Gubat 15 km · Irosin 31 km · Legaspi 33 km · Bulan 36 km · Tagas 37 km · Donsol 44 km · Malilipot 47 km · Tabaco 51 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 Sorsogon (12.9739°, 123.9933°, elevation 13 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).