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Regional slice of Philippines with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
29–31 °C
Compare
+0.6°C vs. Philippines mean
Country
Philippines
TZ
Asia/Manila
Region match
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12-month climate · General Santos

How the year moves in General Santos

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over General Santos itself rather than over Philippines as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyGeneral Santos, Philippines. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (29.3), highest in April (31.1). Monthly means: 29.4, 30.0, 30.8, 31.1, 30.7, 29.8, 29.3, 29.5, 29.8, 30.0, 30.0, 29.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January29.4
February30.0
March30.8
April31.1
May30.7
June29.8
July29.3
August29.5
September29.8
October30.0
November30.0
December29.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyGeneral Santos, Philippines. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (128), highest in June (348). Monthly means: 214, 128, 186, 208, 322, 348, 278, 247, 235, 304, 235, 207.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January214
February128
March186
April208
May322
June348
July278
August247
September235
October304
November235
December207
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyGeneral Santos, Philippines. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (4.7), highest in March (6.9). Monthly means: 5.7, 6.7, 6.9, 6.6, 5.2, 4.7, 4.7, 5.4, 5.7, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.7
February6.7
March6.9
April6.6
May5.2
June4.7
July4.7
August5.4
September5.7
October5.6
November5.8
December5.9
Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Philippines

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
CA

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Philippines carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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