Tanauan weather in September

In September, Tanauan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 201 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Tanauan's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanauan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Tanauan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
211/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Tanauan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Tanauan

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.

Tanauan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°26425.411.44.1
Feb28° / 24°19321.111.64.3
Mar28° / 24°17022.311.94.2
Apr29° / 25°11221.412.24.0
May30° / 25°15424.312.53.3
Jun30° / 25°23626.212.63.0
Jul30° / 25°23726.212.63.0
Aug30° / 25°17022.812.43.3
Sep30° / 25°20124.112.13.1
Oct30° / 25°22226.811.83.1
Nov29° / 25°24226.111.53.3
Dec28° / 24°31227.611.43.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
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51684
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tanauan gets around 201 mm of rain over 24.1 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 81% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 5:33 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:335:46
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.45 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 Tanauan

In seasonPeak

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

Tanauan 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 September a good time to visit Tanauan?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanauan.

What to pack for Tanauan in September

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

In September, Tanauan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tanauan 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 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 Tanauan 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 Tanauan 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 Tanauan?

Tanauan sits at 11.1°N, 125.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Palo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Tanauan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanauan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Tanauan is covered by trees (35%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
September weather nearby: Palo 6.0 km · Tacloban 15 km · Panalanoy 16 km · Burauen 20 km · Abuyog 40 km · Carigara 42 km · Ormoc 46 km · Baybay 53 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 Tanauan (11.1094°, 125.0156°, elevation 5 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).