Tanjay weather in October

In October, Tanjay sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 194 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tanjay's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanjay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tanjay is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
317/km²
people per km²
Founded
1580

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 Tanjay reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 Tanjay

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.

Tanjay weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°11118.511.55.0
Feb28° / 24°10213.311.75.6
Mar29° / 25°9314.311.95.2
Apr30° / 25°7815.112.24.6
May30° / 26°13923.412.43.5
Jun29° / 25°19125.712.53.2
Jul29° / 25°19826.112.53.3
Aug29° / 25°16223.612.33.6
Sep29° / 25°17724.812.13.4
Oct29° / 25°19427.111.83.3
Nov29° / 25°16224.311.63.6
Dec28° / 25°16323.211.54.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61486
71387
81486
91486
101486
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tanjay gets around 194 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
487
587
687
787
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1088
1188
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1488
1588
1688
1788
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1988
2088
2187
2287
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2686
2786
2886
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3085
3185

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17921
27921
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:395:34
211.95:395:33
311.95:395:33
411.95:395:32
511.95:395:32
611.95:395:31
711.95:395:30
811.95:395:30
911.85:395:29
1011.85:395:29
1111.85:395:28
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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 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Tanjay

In seasonPeak

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

Tanjay 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 Tanjay?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanjay.

What to pack for Tanjay in October

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

In October, Tanjay sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tanjay 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 27 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°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
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tanjay 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 Tanjay peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Tanjay?

Tanjay sits at 9.5°N, 123.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bais, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tanjay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanjay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,082 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Tanjay is covered by water (30%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
1,082 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Bais 9.0 km · Sibulan 22 km · Dumaguete 29 km · Santa Catalina 38 km · Bayawan 42 km · Kabankalan 64 km · Guihulñgan 68 km · Suay 69 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 Tanjay (9.5162°, 123.158°, elevation 10 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).