Best: Jan-Mar · Great: Dec · Jan for Sinulog Festival
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around April giving way to milder, wetter conditions by August. In February, expect highs around 32°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
Sinulog Festival (January) — Cebu's biggest festival fills the streets with drumming and street dancing in honor of the Santo Niño, in mid-January.
Island-hopping in Palawan and the Visayas is the classic itinerary, and Cebu's Sinulog Festival in January brings street dancing and parades.
Try adobo and lechon, alongside San Miguel beer or lambanog, a traditional coconut spirit.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect hot days around 31°/21°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/22°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 34°/23°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 35°/24°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 34°/25°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 33°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~22 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~23 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/23°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/22°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).