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When to go to Davao

Twelve months of averages for Davao, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Davao has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to April.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to January.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is April (31°C) and the coolest January (29°C). The wettest is October (241 mm) and the driest April (117 mm); about 2,125 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Davao: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Davao

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Davao by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	24°C	204 mm	83%	80%	4.2	23°C	Wet
February	30°C	24°C	132 mm	82%	72%	4.8	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	24°C	122 mm	80%	71%	5.3	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	31°C	25°C	117 mm	78%	67%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	31°C	26°C	179 mm	79%	79%	5.3	35°C	Wet
June	30°C	26°C	218 mm	79%	85%	5	37°C	Wet
July	30°C	26°C	204 mm	79%	87%	4.9	39°C	Wet
August	30°C	25°C	193 mm	80%	84%	5.1	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	26°C	188 mm	79%	83%	5.2	37°C	Wet
October	30°C	26°C	241 mm	79%	81%	5	34°C	Wet
November	30°C	25°C	155 mm	80%	78%	4.6	29°C	Wet
December	30°C	25°C	172 mm	82%	78%	4.3	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

24°C

204 mm

83%

80%

4.2

23°C

Wet

February

30°C

24°C

132 mm

82%

72%

4.8

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

24°C

122 mm

80%

71%

5.3

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

31°C

25°C

117 mm

78%

67%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

31°C

26°C

179 mm

79%

5.3

35°C

Wet

June

30°C

26°C

218 mm

79%

85%

37°C

Wet

July

30°C

26°C

204 mm

79%

87%

4.9

39°C

Wet

August

30°C

25°C

193 mm

80%

84%

5.1

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

26°C

188 mm

79%

83%

5.2

37°C

Wet

October

30°C

26°C

241 mm

79%

81%

34°C

Wet

November

30°C

25°C

155 mm

80%

78%

4.6

29°C

Wet

December

30°C

25°C

172 mm

82%

78%

4.3

25°C

Wet