Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Dumaguete

Late Jan–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.1°C, with 4.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Dumaguete
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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.7-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Dumaguete season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 60.8)Mid Jan: Good (season score 69.7)Late Jan: Great (season score 73.9)Early Feb: Great (season score 74.9)Mid Feb: Great (season score 73.9)Late Feb: Great (season score 79.5)Early Mar: Great (season score 76.2)Mid Mar: Great (season score 74.3)Late Mar: Good (season score 66.4)Early Apr: Good (season score 60.2)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 55.1)Late Apr: Okay (season score 47.8)Early May: Fair (season score 36.8)Mid May: Fair (season score 30.9)Late May: Off-season (season score 24.4)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 24.9)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 23.6)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 20.5)Early Jul: Fair (season score 31.8)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 34.3)Late Jul: Fair (season score 40.7)Early Aug: Okay (season score 51.0)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 42.1)Late Aug: Okay (season score 48.2)Early Sep: Fair (season score 42.6)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 40.7)Late Sep: Fair (season score 42.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 35.8)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 37.1)Late Oct: Fair (season score 34.9)Early Nov: Fair (season score 34.0)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 45.5)Late Nov: Okay (season score 53.1)Early Dec: Okay (season score 50.4)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 48.2)Late Dec: Okay (season score 51.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood29.2°C5.575.1%
FebruaryGreat29.9°C4.766.1%
MarchGreat31.0°C3.956.7%
AprilOkay32.3°C3.654.5%
MayFair32.0°C5.666.3%
JuneOff-season30.6°C7.880.2%
JulyFair29.6°C7.783.3%
AugustOkay29.6°C6.780.0%
SeptemberFair29.7°C7.281.6%
OctoberFair29.8°C7.878.8%
NovemberOkay29.7°C7.172.0%
DecemberOkay29.5°C6.873.5%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Dumaguete?
Late Jan–Mid Mar. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.1°C, with 4.5 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Dumaguete?
Late May–Late Jun is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 30.8°C, with 7.5 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Dumaguete?
June, July, October, with about 7.8 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.