Tacloban weather in October

In October, Tacloban sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 196 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tacloban's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacloban's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:33 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tacloban is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Leyte.

Density
1,286/km²
people per km²
Founded
1770

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Tacloban reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Tacloban

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

Tacloban weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°20521.411.44.4
Feb28° / 25°14617.711.64.5
Mar29° / 25°13218.911.94.5
Apr30° / 26°8718.212.24.2
May30° / 26°12222.312.53.5
Jun30° / 26°18925.212.63.1
Jul30° / 26°20925.712.63.1
Aug30° / 26°15022.112.43.3
Sep30° / 26°1842412.13.2
Oct29° / 26°19626.211.73.2
Nov29° / 26°20424.511.53.5
Dec28° / 25°26225.111.43.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21882
31981
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62080
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tacloban gets around 196 mm of rain over 26.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
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5595
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7595
8595
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11595
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:325:26
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411.95:325:24
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tacloban

In seasonPeak

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

Tacloban 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 October a good time to visit Tacloban?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tacloban.

What to pack for Tacloban in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tacloban in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tacloban in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Tacloban peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Tacloban?

Tacloban sits at 11.2°N, 125.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Panalanoy, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Tacloban

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacloban has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Tacloban is covered by water (57%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
581 m
80 km
1,309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Panalanoy 1.0 km · Palo 10 km · Tanauan 15 km · Burauen 32 km · Carigara 36 km · Zumarraga 47 km · Ormoc 51 km · Abuyog 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 Tacloban (11.2433°, 125.0047°, elevation 7 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).