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Best time to visit Puerto Galera
Philippines · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Puerto Galera
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- JanJPuerto Galera in January: avoid
- FebFPuerto Galera in February: avoid
- MarMPuerto Galera in March: ok, busy
- AprAPuerto Galera in April: sweet spot, busy
- MayMPuerto Galera in May: ok
- JunJPuerto Galera in June: avoid
- JulJPuerto Galera in July: avoid
- AugAPuerto Galera in August: avoid
- SepSPuerto Galera in September: avoid
- OctOPuerto Galera in October: avoid
- NovNPuerto Galera in November: avoid
- DecDPuerto Galera in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Apr, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 22d | 87% | 8.7h | avoid | monsoon: 22 rainy days, 566mm |
| Feb | 27° | 16d | 85% | 10.1h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 360mm |
| Mar | 28° | 11d | 84% | 11.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 30° | 4d | 81% | 11.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| May | 31° | 10d | 82% | 11.2h | ok | 31C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 17d | 86% | 10.0h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 340mm |
| Jul | 30° | 18d | 86% | 8.4h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 380mm |
| Aug | 30° | 17d | 84% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 319mm |
| Sep | 30° | 16d | 86% | 8.5h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 336mm |
| Oct | 29° | 16d | 86% | 8.7h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 412mm |
| Nov | 29° | 21d | 88% | 9.5h | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 448mm |
| Dec | 28° | 23d | 88% | 8.4h | avoid | monsoon: 23 rainy days, 761mm |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Sabang, the diving beach: 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
Puerto Galera's December days now average 27.7°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 26.3° | 27.2° | 28.6° | 30.0° | 30.7° | 30.0° | 29.6° | 29.6° | 29.4° | 28.8° | 27.9° | 26.6° |
| 2017–26 | 26.9° | 27.3° | 28.3° | 29.9° | 30.9° | 30.3° | 30.0° | 30.2° | 29.8° | 29.2° | 28.7° | 27.7° |
| Change | +0.6° | +0.0° | -0.2° | -0.1° | +0.3° | +0.3° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +0.9° | +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
Fly into Manila (Pasay) (MNL), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Manila (Pasay).
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Puerto Galera is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Hong Kong
- from Taipei
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Hanoi
- from Bangkok
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Busan
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Puerto Galera, 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 Puerto Galera
- 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.
Ferries arrive at Balatero Port, located about 10-15 minutes from White Beach and 20-30 minutes from Sabang. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Galera, 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.
- Hospitals near Puerto Galeraa search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Puerto Galeraa search on Google Maps
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
Puerto Galera in pictures
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Eugene Alvin Villar (seav), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eugene Alvin Villar (Seav), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eugene Alvin Villar (seav), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Puerto Galera is like
Puerto Galera is a town of 42,000 people (2020) on the northeastern coast of Mindoro Island, Philippines. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Beaches: White Beach is a good alternative to Boracay if you do not have much money or time. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Accredited masseuses can give you massage right on the beach. To prevent hanky-panky, in-room massage, other than in an especially designated room at the hotel, is prohibited. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The closest major airport is Ninoy Aquino International Airport near Manila on the neighbouring island of Luzon. From there, most people travel by road to get to the port at Batangas City, then ferry to Puerto Galera. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- PG has no hospital, but there is an urgent care clinic toward the south end of town; there is a turn-off with a sign a bit south of the bus station. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Galera, 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 Puerto Galera
Also in Philippines
- Bacolod best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Baguio best Mar, Apr, Dec
- Bohol best Apr, Aug, Sep
- 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 Princesa best Jan, Feb, Apr
- Siquijor best Apr, Aug, Sep
- Vigan best Jan, Feb, Mar
Nearby
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 996 km
- Kaohsiung Taiwan · 1,014 km
- Tainan Taiwan · 1,056 km
- Sun Moon Lake Taiwan · 1,150 km
Kind of place
Puerto Galera is in Philippines, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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