Best time to visit Puerto Princesa
Philippines · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Puerto Princesa
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- JanJPuerto Princesa in January: sweet spot, busy
- FebFPuerto Princesa in February: sweet spot, busy
- MarMPuerto Princesa in March: ok, busy
- AprAPuerto Princesa in April: sweet spot
- MayMPuerto Princesa in May: avoid
- JunJPuerto Princesa in June: avoid
- JulJPuerto Princesa in July: avoid
- AugAPuerto Princesa in August: avoid
- SepSPuerto Princesa in September: avoid
- OctOPuerto Princesa in October: avoid
- NovNPuerto Princesa in November: avoid
- DecDPuerto Princesa in December: ok
- 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 | 28° | 10d | 84% | 9.8h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 28° | 8d | 83% | 10.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 29° | 6d | 84% | 11.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 30° | 5d | 83% | 11.3h | sweet spot | 30C max, 5 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 14d | 85% | 10.5h | avoid | 30C max, 14 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 15d | 86% | 9.7h | avoid | monsoon: 15 rainy days, 234mm |
| Jul | 29° | 17d | 86% | 9.0h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 238mm |
| Aug | 30° | 14d | 85% | 9.9h | avoid | 30C max, 14 rainy days |
| Sep | 29° | 18d | 87% | 9.5h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 268mm |
| Oct | 29° | 20d | 87% | 8.9h | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 291mm |
| Nov | 29° | 16d | 87% | 9.1h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 263mm |
| Dec | 28° | 14d | 86% | 9.1h | ok | 28C max, 14 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the city: 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 Princesa's September days now average 29.5°C, 0.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 2 clearly cooler.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 27.8° | 28.4° | 29.5° | 30.3° | 30.1° | 29.4° | 28.9° | 29.1° | 28.9° | 28.7° | 28.4° | 28.0° |
| 2017–26 | 28.0° | 28.0° | 28.7° | 29.8° | 30.0° | 29.6° | 29.3° | 29.6° | 29.5° | 29.1° | 28.9° | 28.5° |
| Change | +0.2° | -0.4° | -0.8° | -0.6° | -0.1° | +0.2° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +0.5° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +0.5° |
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 Puerto Princesa is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Manila
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Hong Kong
- from Taipei
- from Hanoi
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Bangkok
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Puerto Princesa, 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 Princesa
- 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.
Jeepneys, multicabs and tricycles are the most common means to get around Puerto Princesa. As in Manila, jeepneys usually have standard routes which they ply. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Princesa, 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 Princesaa search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Puerto Princesaa 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 Princesa in pictures
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Paul Christian B. Yang-ed, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bjorn Sintobin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mike Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Puerto Princesa is like
Puerto Princesa is the capital of the island province of Palawan. The city has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines. With a wide range of attractions ranging from beaches to wildlife reserves, Puerto Princesa is a nature lover's paradise. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Underground River). At over 8 km in length, it is claimed to be the longest underground river in the world. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Buy native products at the Tourism Association of Souvenir Shops, they offer handicrafts made by the native tribes like manunggul or wooden jar, bulol or tisot, good harvest and carved animals. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS IATA), National Highway, San Miguel. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- Ospital ng Palawan. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Princesa, 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 Princesa
Also in Philippines
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- 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 Galera best Mar, Apr, May
- Siquijor best Apr, Aug, Sep
- Vigan best Jan, Feb, Mar
Nearby
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 512 km
- Nha Trang Vietnam · 1,079 km
- Manado Indonesia · 1,138 km
- Đà Lạt Vietnam · 1,152 km
Kind of place
Puerto Princesa is in Philippines, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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