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Monthly climate in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification General Santos features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3038 mm (119.6 inches) and receives 290 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.General Santos enjoys an average of 3323 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines §

The warmest months in General Santos are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, General Santos experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines §

General Santos usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 347 mm (13.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in General Santos are January, February and March. On average, 179 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 204 (8.0) 131 (5.2) 201 (7.9) 228 (9.0) 390 (15.3) 345 (13.6) 277 (10.9) 257 (10.1) 232 (9.1) 306 (12.0) 240 (9.5) 227 (8.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 16 20 21 29 29 26 27 25 28 25 25

Monthly sunshine hours in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines §

The sunniest months in General Santos are March, April and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 39 minutes a day.Least sunny months in General Santos: January, September and November receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 219 273 299 297 287 277 278 291 271 277 271 278
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 48m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 22m 12h 26m 12h 24m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 46m

Solar UV radiation in General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines §

General Santos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly General Santos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 17 16 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 12