Victoria in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Victoria sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1257 mm of rain over about 78 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Victoria's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Victoria has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Victoria's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
1257 mm
78 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.0
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Victoria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Victoria reaches about 27°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Victoria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Victoria weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°36427.311.34.0
Feb27° / 22°26221.211.64.5
Mar28° / 23°21621.411.94.6
Apr29° / 24°11317.412.34.4
May31° / 25°20823.712.63.2
Jun31° / 25°24725.612.82.8
Jul30° / 25°33527.912.72.8
Aug30° / 25°26225.412.43.0
Sep30° / 24°33826.912.12.8
Oct29° / 24°29527.211.73.2
Nov28° / 24°37027.911.43.4
Dec27° / 23°6312911.23.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 1257 mm of rain over 78 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Victoria

In seasonPeak

In winter, Victoria overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Victoria 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 winter a good time to visit Victoria?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Victoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoria in Winter

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

In winter, Victoria sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 78 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Victoria in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Victoria in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highAug 17UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 13.2°N, 121.3°E, 18 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Pinamalayan, 25 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,520 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by cropland (53%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
2,520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Pinamalayan 25 km · Calapan 28 km · Puerto Galera 51 km · Rosario 51 km · Sablayan 67 km · Batangas 69 km · Mamburao 74 km · Bauan 74 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 Victoria (13.1772°, 121.2781°, elevation 18 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.