Best time to visit Bohol
Philippines · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Bohol
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- JanJBohol in January: ok, busy
- FebFBohol in February: ok, busy
- MarMBohol in March: ok, busy
- AprABohol in April: sweet spot
- MayMBohol in May: ok
- JunJBohol in June: ok
- JulJBohol in July: ok
- AugABohol in August: sweet spot
- SepSBohol in September: ok
- OctOBohol in October: ok
- NovNBohol in November: ok, busy
- DecDBohol in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
No dry season: more than 6 rainy days in every month.
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Things to do in Bohol
- Alona Beach Tourist beach in the province of Bohol, Philippines
- Loboc Church Roman Catholic parish church in Loboc, Bohol, Pilipinas
- Loon Church Roman Catholic parish church in the Philippines
- Tagbilaran Cathedral Roman Catholic cathedral in Bohol, Philippines
- Dauis Church Roman Catholic parish church in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines
- Alburquerque Church Church in the municipality of Alburquerque, Bohol, Philippines
- Calape Church Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in Calape, Bohol, Philippines
Tours and tickets in Bohol
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 12d | 83% | 9.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 29° | 9d | 82% | 9.9h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 29° | 8d | 82% | 11.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 30° | 6d | 80% | 11.1h | sweet spot | 30C max, 6 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 12d | 82% | 11.0h | ok | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 9d* | 83% | 10.4h | ok | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jul | 30° | 11d* | 82% | 9.8h | ok | 30C max, 11 rainy days |
| Aug | 30° | 12d | 80% | 10.1h | sweet spot | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| Sep | 30° | 14d | 81% | 9.8h | ok | 30C max, 14 rainy days |
| Oct | 29° | 15d* | 85% | 9.1h | ok | 29C max, 15 rainy days |
| Nov | 29° | 14d | 84% | 9.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 29° | 15d | 85% | 9.2h | ok | 29C max, 15 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Alona Beach, Panglao: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in June, July and October are as the weather station at Tagbilaran (17 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 98644, 2017–2026).
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Bohol's September days now average 29.8°C, 1.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 8 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 27.6° | 28.1° | 29.1° | 30.1° | 29.9° | 29.0° | 28.5° | 28.7° | 28.6° | 28.5° | 28.4° | 27.9° |
| 2017–26 | 28.6° | 28.7° | 29.1° | 29.8° | 30.3° | 29.9° | 29.6° | 29.9° | 29.8° | 29.2° | 29.4° | 29.0° |
| Change | +1.0° | +0.5° | -0.1° | -0.2° | +0.3° | +0.8° | +1.1° | +1.2° | +1.3° | +0.7° | +1.0° | +1.1° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Bohol is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Manila
- from Taipei
- from Hong Kong
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Hanoi
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Jakarta
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Bohol, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B and C plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Philippine peso. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Philippines: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards work in malls, hotels and bigger restaurants; small shops, jeepneys and taxis mostly want cash. QR Ph codes (GCash, Maya) are common, and Alipay+ wallets usually work where GCash is taken.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Restaurants usually add a service charge, so a tip is optional. In taxis, round up or add 20–50 pesos; Grab lets you tip in the app.
Getting around Bohol
- Apps — Rides: Angkas, Grab, JoyRide, Move It. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: Messenger, Viber. Grab is the main app for cars and metered taxis; Angkas, JoyRide and Move It are mostly motorbike taxis.
Bohol Island is easily accessible by jeepney, private car, bus, taxi, rental car, or motorcycle. Many of the towns in Bohol have a bus terminal where you can get a ride to other towns. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Bohol, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (14)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/philippines/getting-help
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philippines
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Metro_Manila
- angkas.com
- joyride.com.ph
- techpinas.com/2026/07/Visa-Expands-Contactless-Tap-To-Ride-Payments-LRT-2-Philippines.html
- fintechnews.ph/72272/payments/mastercard-lrt-2-contactless-payments-philippines
- dotrmrt3.gov.ph/news/cashless-payments-ni-roll-out-sa-mrt-3
- lrta.gov.ph/railway-operations
- infobip.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- nipl.com/uploads/NPCI_International_Press_Release_LIQUID_GROUP_TO_POWER_UPI_QR_ACCEPTANCE_IN_10_ASIAN_MARKETS_bcb05ffeee.pdf
Bohol in pictures
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Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Daugilas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jesse Alegre, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Bohol is like
Bohol is the main island of Bohol Province, which also includes 75 smaller islands. The island lies southeast from Cebu Island and southwest of Leyte Island in the Central Visayas region. This oval-shaped island is the tenth largest of the Philippine archipelago. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- For the past 45 million years, tarsiers, a type of primate, have inhabited rainforests around the world, but now they exist on only a few islands in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- It is quite possible to have a fine time on Bohol without going scuba diving. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Panglao Island International Airport (TAG IATA) opened in late November 2018, replacing Tagbilaran Airport. It connects Bohol to Manila, Clark, Cebu, Boracay, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Bohol generally doesn't have high crime rates. On the streets in Tagbilaran and while behind glass windows in fast food restaurants, you may be harassed by beggars, commonly Badjao (or Bajau) children or women. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Bohol, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Bohol
Also in Philippines
- Bacolod best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Baguio best Mar, Apr, Dec
- Boracay best Apr, May, Jun
- Cebu City best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Coron best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Dumaguete best Jan, Mar, Apr
- Iloilo best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Manila best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Pagudpud best Apr, May, Sep
- Puerto Galera best Mar, Apr, May
- Puerto Princesa best Jan, Feb, Apr
- Siquijor best Apr, Aug, Sep
- Vigan best Jan, Feb, Mar
Nearby
- Manado Indonesia · 904 km
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 936 km
- Raja Ampat Indonesia · 1,353 km
- Kaohsiung Taiwan · 1,499 km
Kind of place
Bohol is in Philippines, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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