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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Wao Philippines

The climate in Wao is warm, oppressive, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 59°F to 81°F and is rarely below 56°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Wao for warm-weather activities is from mid January to late April.

Climate in Wao

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Wao weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Wao varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Wao

Average High and Low Temperature in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 1577°FFeb 1577°FApr 1481°FApr 1481°F59°F59°F61°F61°FJun 2076°FJun 2076°FOct 1876°FOct 1876°F60°F60°F61°F61°F61°F61°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 76°F77°F80°F81°F79°F76°F75°F75°F75°F76°F77°F77°F
Temp. 67°F67°F69°F70°F70°F68°F67°F67°F67°F67°F68°F67°F
Low 60°F60°F60°F61°F62°F61°F61°F61°F61°F61°F61°F60°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Wao

Average Hourly Temperature in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Santo Domingo, Costa Rica (10,116 miles away) and San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela (10,966 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Wao (view comparison).

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In Wao, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Wao begins around December 18 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around April 24.

The clearest month of the year in Wao is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 28% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 24 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around December 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Wao is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Wao

Cloud Cover Categories in WaoclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Mar 429%Mar 429%Sep 196%Sep 196%Dec 1817%Dec 1817%Apr 2417%Apr 2417%NowNowpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clearclear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 79%74%72%79%90%93%93%92%93%91%87%83%
Clearer 21%26%28%21%10%7%7%8%7%9%13%17%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Wao varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from May 11 to November 27, with a greater than 42% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Wao is June, with an average of 17.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from November 27 to May 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Wao is March, with an average of 7.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Wao is June, with an average of 17.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 60% on June 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Wao

Daily Chance of Precipitation in WaowetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1960%Jun 1960%Mar 1023%Mar 1023%May 1142%May 1142%Nov 2742%Nov 2742%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 10.7d8.1d7.4d8.6d13.8d17.3d16.8d15.7d16.5d17.3d13.9d11.9d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Wao experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Wao. The month with the most rain in Wao is June, with an average rainfall of 7.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Wao is March, with an average rainfall of 2.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Wao

Average Monthly Rainfall in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJun 267.8 inJun 267.8 inMar 142.4 inMar 142.4 inSep 287.4 inSep 287.4 inAug 136.4 inAug 136.4 inDec 133.9 inDec 133.9 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.8″3.0″2.4″2.9″4.9″7.5″7.3″6.4″7.2″6.7″4.7″3.9″

The length of the day in Wao does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 34 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 41 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Wao

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.7h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h12.5h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.8h11.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:22 AM on May 25, and the latest sunrise is 38 minutes later at 6:00 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is at 5:19 PM on November 14, and the latest sunset is 44 minutes later at 6:03 PM on July 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Wao during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Wao

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMMay 255:22 AMMay 255:22 AM6:03 PMJul 156:03 PMJul 15Nov 145:19 PMNov 145:19 PM6:00 AMJan 316:00 AMJan 31daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Wao

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708059NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Wao

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Wao experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from March 30 to January 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 77% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Wao is July, with 30.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Wao is February, with 20.8 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Wao

Humidity Comfort Levels in WaomuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 369%Mar 369%99%Jun 1099%Jun 10Jan 1077%Jan 1077%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 23.5d20.8d22.4d25.4d29.9d29.5d30.3d30.2d29.1d29.8d27.6d26.1d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Wao experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from December 10 to March 27, with average wind speeds of more than 4.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Wao is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from March 27 to December 10. The calmest month of the year in Wao is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Wao

Average Wind Speed in WaowindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphJan 296.3 mphJan 296.3 mphMay 153.5 mphMay 153.5 mphDec 104.9 mphDec 104.9 mphMar 274.9 mphMar 274.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.16.15.44.13.64.04.75.04.54.34.35.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Wao varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 4.5 months, from June 11 to October 26, with a peak percentage of 57% on September 22. The wind is most often from the east for 7.5 months, from October 26 to June 11, with a peak percentage of 62% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Wao

Wind Direction in WaoEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Wao is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 2°F of 84°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in Wao

Average Water Temperature in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°FMay 2485°FMay 2485°F82°FJan 3182°FJan 31Jul 2485°FJul 2485°FJan 883°FJan 883°FMar 1083°FMar 1083°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 83°F82°F83°F84°F85°F85°F85°F84°F84°F85°F84°F84°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Wao throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wao for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid January to late April, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Tourism Score in Wao

Tourism Score in Waobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.84.24.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wao for hot-weather activities is from mid March to early May, with a peak score in the second week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Wao

Beach/Pool Score in Waobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.32.30.90.9NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Wao are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Wao

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Wao

Growing Degree Days in WaoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 690°FJan 690°FApr 111,800°FApr 111,800°FDec 316,487°FDec 316,487°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from February 24 to April 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Wao is March, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 29 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Wao is June, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Wao

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in WaobrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 246.3 kWhMar 246.3 kWhJun 274.4 kWhJun 274.4 kWhAug 214.8 kWhAug 214.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.05.76.26.05.14.54.54.74.74.64.74.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wao are 7.683 deg latitude, 124.667 deg longitude, and 4,088 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Wao contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,359 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,964 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,762 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,672 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Wao is covered by trees (63%) and cropland (23%), within 10 miles by trees (58%) and cropland (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (44%) and cropland (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Wao, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Wao.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Wao according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Wao is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Wao and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Wao and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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