How warm does Palawan get?

Typical daytime highs in Palawan are Mar–May 30°C (85°F), Jun–Aug 30°C (85°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (85°F), Dec–Feb 28°C (83°F).

Is Palawan expensive?

On the ground, Palawan is budget-friendly.

Asia / Philippines

Palawan

Q: What sort of trip is Palawan good for?

Palawan is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things.

Palawan · Philippines · Puerto Princesa

A lagoon you paddle into through a gap in the cliff, an underground river through a cave big enough for bats, and islands nobody has counted properly.

The best time to visit Palawan is Nov–May, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (85°F). Local time there is 05:53 (UTC+8).

Best time to go

Nov–May

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

PPS · Puerto Princesa

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things

In season

January February March April May November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 280mm0 to 11.0in

January · high 82°F · rain 6.3in · 11.6h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Puerto Princesa, this page’s gateway

Palawan month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	161mm6.3in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
February	28°C82°F	85mm3.3in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
March	29°C84°F	107mm4.2in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	30°C85°F	115mm4.5in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
May	30°C86°F	194mm7.6in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window
June	30°C85°F	226mm8.9in	12.7h12.7h
July	29°C85°F	238mm9.4in	12.6h12.6h
August	30°C85°F	199mm7.8in	12.4h12.4h
September	30°C85°F	277mm10.9in	12.2h12.2h
October	29°C84°F	266mm10.5in	11.9h11.9h
November	29°C84°F	249mm9.8in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
December	29°C84°F	228mm9.0in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: PHP · Philippine peso
Language: Filipino, English
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