Panglao weather: rain, heat and typhoons month by month

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Panglao weather month by month

The figures below are PAGASA’s climatological normals for its Tagbilaran station, covering 1991 to March 2013. Normals are long-term averages of what the station measured: they describe what a month has usually been like, not what next week will bring. PAGASA’s station records note that the station moved to Dauis, on Panglao Island, in April 2013 and to Panglao municipality in August 2023. The published averages stop at March 2013, before the first move, so PAGASA has not yet published a long-term average from the island itself.

PAGASA counts a rainy day as a 24-hour period, from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m., with at least 1 mm of rain. That can be one shower or a wet day, so the count shows how often rain fell, not for how long.

January

114.0 mm over 12 rainy days; high 31.2 °C, low 22.9 °C; humidity 84%

February

104.8 mm over 10 rainy days; high 31.6 °C, low 22.9 °C; humidity 82%

March

104.7 mm over 9 rainy days; high 32.4 °C, low 23.1 °C; humidity 81%

April

76.5 mm over 8 rainy days; high 33.4 °C, low 23.9 °C; humidity 79%

May

91.7 mm over 9 rainy days; high 33.4 °C, low 24.7 °C; humidity 80%

June

155.0 mm over 12 rainy days; high 32.9 °C, low 24.6 °C; humidity 82%

July

143.9 mm over 12 rainy days; high 32.5 °C, low 24.5 °C; humidity 83%

August

124.5 mm over 10 rainy days; high 32.9 °C, low 24.7 °C; humidity 81%

September

121.9 mm over 10 rainy days; high 33.0 °C, low 24.6 °C; humidity 81%

October

176.5 mm over 15 rainy days; high 32.5 °C, low 24.2 °C; humidity 84%

November

179.9 mm over 15 rainy days; high 32.1 °C, low 23.7 °C; humidity 85%

December

160.9 mm over 14 rainy days; high 31.5 °C, low 23.4 °C; humidity 85%

Year

1,554.3 mm over 136 rainy days; average high 32.4 °C, low 24.0 °C (PAGASA)

February to May had the least rain, each month averaging under 105 mm, with April the lowest. October, November and December were the wettest, each above 160 mm with 14 or 15 rainy days.

Thunder keeps its own calendar. The same station sheet records thunder on an average of two days in January and in February, but 12 in May and in June and 14 in October. From May to October, a thunderstorm in the forecast is routine.

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Rain in every month: Bohol’s climate type

PAGASA sorts the country into four climate types by how rainfall is spread across the year. Its climate map of the Philippines, based on the Modified Coronas classification and records from 1951 to 2010, shows all of Bohol, Panglao Island included, as Type IV: rainfall “more or less evenly distributed throughout the year,” with no dry season. Neighboring Cebu and Siquijor are Type III, which has a short dry season.

PAGASA’s national seasons still work as a frame: rainy from June to November, dry from December to May, with a cooler December to February and a hotter March to May. Our when-to-visit guide starts there. In Bohol, though, “dry” is relative. December averaged 160.9 mm over 14 rainy days at Tagbilaran, more than any month from January to September. Pack for rain in any month, and expect it most often from October to December.

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Heat and humidity

Temperatures barely move through the year. Average highs at Tagbilaran ran from 31.2 °C in January to 33.4 °C in April and May, and average lows from 22.9 °C to 24.7 °C (PAGASA); the daily peak usually comes in the early afternoon. The highest reading in the station’s records, which go back to 1903, is 37.2 °C, on 4 September 1992 (PAGASA).

Humidity is the constant: average relative humidity stayed between 79% and 85% all year. PAGASA describes March to May as especially uncomfortable nationally, and when it declared the end of the 2025–26 amihan it advised precautions against heat stress. In those months, check PAGASA’s heat index, keep long walks and land tours to the morning, and carry water. Our packing list covers sun and rain gear.

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Amihan and habagat: the two monsoons

PAGASA describes the northeast monsoon, or amihan, as cold winds from the northeast that bring rain to the country’s eastern side, and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, as warm, moist winds that bring rain to the western portion from May to September.

PAGASA declares each onset and end, so the dates shift from year to year. In the latest cycle the habagat ended on 6 October 2025, the amihan began on 27 October 2025 and ended on 23 March 2026, and the habagat returned on 30 May 2026. The Tagbilaran averages follow suit, with prevailing winds from the northeast from November to March and from the south from May to October.

Neither monsoon means constant rain. PAGASA notes monsoon breaks of days or weeks during the habagat, and expects rough seas and shear lines during the amihan. For boat trips, the season’s name settles nothing; see our guide to sea conditions and cancellations.

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Typhoons, and what Odette showed

About 20 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility each year and 8 or 9 of them cross the country, according to PAGASA, which puts the peak of the typhoon season at July to October. Storms in the region come mostly from May to November, but sometimes in any month.

Bohol had a severe reminder in December 2021. Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) made landfall in the Bohol towns of President Carlos P. Garcia and Bien Unido on 16 December 2021. The province’s recovery plan records that all of Bohol lost electricity, that 110 deaths had been reported by March 2022 and that 290,593 houses were damaged, 4,847 of them in Panglao municipality. PAGASA’s station, then in Dauis on Panglao Island, logged 230.6 mm of rain that day, its highest daily total in records going back to 1903, and its strongest December wind on record, 31 meters per second or about 112 km/h (PAGASA).

When a storm threatens, follow PAGASA’s tropical cyclone bulletins and the instructions of local authorities. The bulletins raise wind signals area by area, and PAGASA’s warning guide defines them by the wind expected:

• Signal No. 1: strong winds of 39–61 km/h within 36 hours
• Signal No. 2: gale-force winds of 62–88 km/h within 24 hours
• Signal No. 3: storm-force winds of 89–117 km/h within 18 hours
• Signal No. 4: typhoon-force winds of 118–184 km/h within 12 hours
• Signal No. 5: typhoon-force winds of 185 km/h or more within 12 hours

National disaster updates come from the NDRRMC. If a flight, ferry or boat trip is affected, our weather disruption guide sets out what to check and in what order.

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Where to check the Panglao forecast

The official forecast to start with is the Bohol entry in PAGASA’s Visayas regional forecast. Pick Bohol from the province list for the sky, temperature range, wind and coastal condition, with the time of issue. These PAGASA pages are worth bookmarking, as checked on 28 September 2026:

• Visayas regional forecast: the Bohol forecast, an extended outlook and tabs for rainfall and thunderstorm warnings. Thunderstorm advisories name individual towns, so look for Panglao or Dauis.
• Selected tourist areas: a five-day temperature outlook for Bohol, issued each evening.
• Tropical cyclone bulletins: the official source once a storm is inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
• TC-threat potential forecast: a two-week look at whether a storm may form, which PAGASA labels guidance only.
• Gale warning: which seaboards, if any, are under a warning.
• Heat index: most useful from March to May.

Two details make the forecast easier to read. PAGASA uses “rains” for steady precipitation that can last several hours and “rainshowers” for short bursts that start and stop suddenly (weather terminology). Its coastal-condition terms carry wave heights: slight means 0.5–1.25 m, moderate 1.25–2.5 m and rough 2.5–4 m.

A coastal condition is not a departure decision. An authority may restrict sailings, and the operator decides whether your ferry, dive or island-hopping trip runs; our guides to island hopping and diving cover that step. Whatever you read, note the issue time: yesterday’s screenshot is not today’s forecast.

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The outlook for late 2026 and early 2027

Checked on 28 September 2026: PAGASA’s climate advisory of 23 September says a strong El Niño is active, expected to become very strong between September and December 2026 and to last through the first half of 2027. El Niño generally brings warmer temperatures and below-normal rainfall to most of the Philippines, though PAGASA warns that the monsoon and tropical cyclones can still bring short, localized spells of heavy rain.

That shifts the odds for a season, not the forecast for a week. Traveling in the coming months? Recheck PAGASA’s climate advisories before committing to outdoor-heavy plans, and leave a spare day, as our guide to how many days to spend in Panglao explains.

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Common questions