Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Masbate features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2514 mm (99.0 inches) and receives 268 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Masbate enjoys an average of 3394 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Masbate are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Masbate experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Masbate, Bicol, Philippines with other places around the world.
Masbate usually has the most precipitation in July, September and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 308 mm (12.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Masbate are February, March and April. On average, 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 166 (6.5) | 95 (3.7) | 75 (2.9) | 98 (3.8) | 155 (6.1) | 269 (10.6) | 353 (13.9) | 273 (10.7) | 297 (11.7) | 267 (10.5) | 193 (7.6) | 273 (10.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
The sunniest months in Masbate are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Masbate: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 266 | 310 | 313 | 327 | 303 | 285 | 278 | 275 | 270 | 271 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 28m | 11h 43m | 12h 3m | 12h 23m | 12h 40m | 12h 49m | 12h 44m | 12h 29m | 12h 10m | 11h 50m | 11h 33m | 11h 24m |
Masbate experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Masbate UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |