Tuguegarao weather in August

In August, Tuguegarao sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 287 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tuguegarao's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuguegarao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
287 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Tuguegarao is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Cagayan.

Density
1,155/km²
people per km²
Founded
1604

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tuguegarao reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Tuguegarao

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Tuguegarao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°6812.511.16.1
Feb27° / 21°6710.311.46.2
Mar30° / 22°569.611.95.3
Apr32° / 24°6911.112.43.8
May34° / 25°15818.912.82.5
Jun34° / 25°20423.5132.1
Jul32° / 25°34427.512.92.2
Aug32° / 25°28726.512.62.5
Sep31° / 24°27825.612.12.7
Oct30° / 24°26623.511.63.4
Nov29° / 23°24121.911.24.0
Dec27° / 21°22719.1115.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tuguegarao gets around 287 mm of rain over 26.5 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11090
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4991
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:356:23
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312.85:366:22
412.85:366:22
512.85:366:21
612.75:376:21
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tuguegarao

In seasonPeak

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

Tuguegarao sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Tuguegarao's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tuguegarao?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuguegarao.

What to pack for Tuguegarao in August

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

In August, Tuguegarao sees daytime highs around 32°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 Tuguegarao in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 69 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Tuguegarao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuguegarao peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tuguegarao 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 Tuguegarao is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1120 µg/m³Jun 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuguegarao?

Tuguegarao sits at 17.6°N, 121.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Solana, 5.0 km away.

Alicia

Topography around Tuguegarao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuguegarao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m.

The land around Tuguegarao is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
2,416 m
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August weather nearby: Solana 5.0 km · Cabagan 21 km · Tabuk 31 km · Ilagan 55 km · Roxas 56 km · Aparri 83 km · San Mateo 83 km · Alicia 93 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 Tuguegarao (17.6158°, 121.7228°, elevation 28 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).