Climate averages 1991–2020
Dumaguete weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Dumaguete: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 256 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tanjay (29 km away). In October its highs average 29.3°C, about as warm as Dumaguete, with 194 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Dumaguete ranks joint 92nd of 151 for the warmest October highs and joint 108th of 151 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 151 cities is 28.9°C; Dumaguete is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 256 mm to 175 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dumaguete climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 113 | 17.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 28.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 107 | 12.8 | 11.812 h |
| March | 29.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 161 | 22.2 | 12.513 h |
| June | 29.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 249 | 26.7 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 278 | 27.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 240 | 25.2 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 247 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 28.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 256 | 28.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 175 | 24.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 165 | 22.3 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Tanjay in OctoberPhilippines · 29 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 194 mm rain
- Bais in OctoberPhilippines · 38 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 243 mm rain
- Bayawan in OctoberPhilippines · 56 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 264 mm rain
- Tagbilaran City in OctoberPhilippines · 71 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 179 mm rain
- Dipolog in OctoberPhilippines · 82 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 247 mm rain
- Kabankalan in OctoberPhilippines · 93 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 317 mm rain
- Himamaylan in OctoberPhilippines · 100 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 317 mm rain
- Oroquieta in OctoberPhilippines · 106 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 205 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dumaguete) is explained once on the Dumaguete year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.