Climate · Philippines

El Nido

Hot all year, wet from May to November and drier from January to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years11.2°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan86°30°77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb86°30°77°25°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar88°31°78°26°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr90°32°79°26°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May90°32°79°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  6. Jun89°32°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul88°31°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug88°31°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  9. Sep87°31°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct87°31°77°25°Rain on almost every day.
  11. Nov87°31°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec86°30°78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

Highs hardly move, between 86°F and 90°F all year, with nights near 78°F. The rain comes from May to November, on about six days a week. January to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.Highs hardly move, between 30°C and 32°C all year, with nights near 26°C. The rain comes from May to November, on about six days a week. January to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where El Nido sits

Asia/Manila

this place
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Latitude
11.2°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Manila417 km north-east

The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around El Nido, 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 86°F in December and January to 90°F in April and May.Highs from 30°C in December and January to 32°C in April and May.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in October (94% of days), driest in March (31%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (62% cover), cloudiest in June (81%).

Daylight

From 11h 29m in December to 12h 46m in June.

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

Month by month

°F°C

El Nido, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
77°25°86°30°
3 days66%11h 33m
FebruaryDry seasonMost comfortable
77°25°86°30°
2 days63%11h 45m
MarchDry seasonMost comfortable
78°26°88°31°
2 days62%12h 03m
AprilDry season
79°26°90°32°
3 days65%12h 22m
MayRainy season
79°26°90°32°
5 days78%12h 38m
JuneRainy season
78°26°89°32°
6 days81%12h 46m
JulyRainy season
78°26°88°31°
6 days80%12h 42m
AugustRainy season
78°26°88°31°
6 days78%12h 28m
SeptemberRainy season
77°25°87°31°
6 days79%12h 10m
OctoberRainy season
77°25°87°31°
7 days78%11h 51m
NovemberRainy season
78°26°87°31°
6 days76%11h 36m
December
78°26°86°30°
5 days72%11h 29m

When is the best time to visit El Nido?


El Nido is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to March: highs near 87°F, nights near 78°F, and rain on about three days a week.El Nido is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to March: highs near 31°C, nights near 26°C, and rain on about three 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 El Nido?

April and May, with highs near 90°F and lows near 79°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 86°F.April and May, with highs near 32°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 30°C.

When does it rain most in El Nido?

October, with rain on almost every day. March is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in El Nido?

From about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in El Nido?

March, when cloud covers about 62% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 81%.

Places with a year like El Nido's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

Elsewhere in Philippines

All of Philippines

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 12 km east of El Nido. 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, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (85 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (85 m). 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.