Climate · Philippines

Cebu City

Hot all year, wet from September to January and drier from March to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years10.3°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan84°29°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb84°29°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  3. Mar85°29°77°25°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr87°31°79°26°Rain on about four days a week.
  5. May88°31°79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun88°31°79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul87°31°79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug88°31°79°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  9. Sep88°31°79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct87°31°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov86°30°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec85°29°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

Highs hardly move, between 84°F and 88°F all year, with nights near 78°F. Rain comes in two spells, from May to July and from September to January. March to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about four days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.Highs hardly move, between 29°C and 31°C all year, with nights near 26°C. Rain comes in two spells, from May to July and from September to January. March to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about four days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Cebu City sits

Asia/Manila

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Latitude
10.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
General Luna254 km east

The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cebu City, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 84°F in January and February to 88°F in May and June.Highs from 29°C in January and February to 31°C in May and June.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in October (92% of days), driest in April (54%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February and March (65% cover), cloudiest in June (79%).

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Cebu City, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy seasonAt its best
77°25°84°29°
6 days69%11h 36m
FebruaryAt its best
77°25°84°29°
5 days65%11h 47m
MarchAt its best
77°25°85°29°
4 days65%12h 03m
AprilAt its best
79°26°87°31°
4 days66%12h 21m
MayRainy season
79°26°88°31°
6 days78%12h 36m
JuneRainy season
79°26°88°31°
6 days79%12h 43m
JulyRainy season
79°26°87°31°
6 days78%12h 39m
August
79°26°88°31°
5 days77%12h 27m
SeptemberRainy season
79°26°88°31°
6 days78%12h 10m
OctoberRainy season
78°26°87°31°
6 days78%11h 52m
NovemberRainy season
78°26°86°30°
6 days76%11h 38m
DecemberRainy season
78°26°85°29°
6 days74%11h 32m

When is the best time to visit Cebu City?


The best months are January to April: highs near 85°F, nights near 77°F, and rain on about five days a week.The best months are January to April: highs near 29°C, nights near 25°C, and rain on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Cebu City?

May and June, with highs near 88°F and lows near 79°F. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 84°F.May and June, with highs near 31°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 29°C.

When does it rain most in Cebu City?

October, with rain on about six days a week. April is the driest, with rain on about four days a week.

How long are the days in Cebu City?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Cebu City?

February and March, when cloud covers about 65% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Cebu City's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Cebu City's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Cebu City's summer.

Elsewhere in Philippines

All of Philippines

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 16 km north-east of Cebu City. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.