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Best time to visit Boracay
Philippines · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Boracay
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- JanJBoracay in January: avoid
- FebFBoracay in February: ok, busy
- MarMBoracay in March: ok, busy
- AprABoracay in April: sweet spot
- MayMBoracay in May: good
- JunJBoracay in June: good
- JulJBoracay in July: avoid
- AugABoracay in August: ok
- SepSBoracay in September: ok
- OctOBoracay in October: avoid
- NovNBoracay in November: avoid
- DecDBoracay in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Apr–May, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 18d | 85% | 8.9h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 255mm |
| Feb | 27° | 13d | 84% | 10.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 28° | 8d | 82% | 11.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 30° | 3d | 80% | 11.5h | sweet spot | 30C max, 3 rainy days |
| May | 31° | 6d | 81% | 11.1h | good | 31C max, 6 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 12d | 84% | 9.9h | good | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| Jul | 29° | 19d | 86% | 8.6h | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 319mm |
| Aug | 29° | 14d | 86% | 9.1h | ok | 29C max, 14 rainy days |
| Sep | 29° | 15d | 87% | 8.8h | ok | 29C max, 15 rainy days |
| Oct | 29° | 20d | 87% | 8.9h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 352mm |
| Nov | 29° | 20d | 86% | 9.3h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 261mm |
| Dec | 28° | 20d | 86% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 353mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the island, by White Beach, 7 km from the airport (MPH): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
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
Boracay's May days now average 30.7°C, 1.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 26.3° | 26.5° | 27.3° | 28.4° | 28.9° | 28.4° | 27.9° | 27.9° | 27.9° | 27.8° | 27.5° | 26.7° |
| 2017–26 | 27.2° | 27.2° | 28.2° | 29.7° | 30.7° | 30.1° | 29.2° | 29.3° | 29.1° | 28.9° | 28.6° | 27.9° |
| Change | +0.9° | +0.7° | +0.8° | +1.2° | +1.8° | +1.7° | +1.3° | +1.4° | +1.3° | +1.0° | +1.1° | +1.2° |
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
Fly into Caticlan (MPH), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Caticlan.
| Caticlan (MPH) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Kalibo (KLO) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Boracay is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Manila
- from Hong Kong
- from Taipei
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Singapore
- from Bangkok
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Jakarta
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Boracay, 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 Boracay
- 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.
Most visitors opt for electric tricycles, which act as the island's taxis and make up most of its traffic. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Boracay, 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
Boracay in pictures
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Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Joannerfabregas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Christopher Punzalan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Boracay is like
Boracay is a tropical island about an hour's flight from Metro Manila in the Philippines. It has superb long white sand beaches and is one of the country's most developed tourist destinations. Facilities are available to suit different levels of activity. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- White Beach. This is what most people are here for, but there are environmental rules and the beach is a challenge for people with disabilities. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- For those interested in scuba diving, there are dozens of dive centers along White Beach. Cost is typically ₱1600 per dive for certified divers which includes rental of all equipment. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Whether you go by plane or by boat, the port of entry for Boracay Island is the small barangay Caticlan on the mainland. Outrigger boats (banca) leave every few minutes from Caticlan's jetty port. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Sewage water pollution is one of the biggest problems in Boracay: raw sewage is piped directly into the sea. Some areas, like Bulabog beach, have been made completely unswimmable due to this problem. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Boracay, 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 Boracay
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Nearby
- Hong Kong Hong Kong · 1,429 km
- Macau Macau · 1,443 km
- Taipei Taiwan · 1,454 km
- Hội An Vietnam · 1,529 km
Kind of place
Boracay is in Philippines, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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