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Philippines · Southeast Asia
Best time to visit Bohol
March
Mar scores highest overall — reliable weather and strong local atmosphere. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
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Mar
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Chocolate Hills turning brown — the postcard look, perfect dive water.
30°C
High
23°C
Low
70mm
Rain
8h
Sun/day
What you gain
- ↑Chocolate Hills going from green to brown — the iconic colour
- ↑Sea at 28°C, visibility 25m at Balicasag
- ↑Hotel rates ease 20% from Feb peak
What you sacrifice
- ↓Holy Week often falls late Mar — Filipino domestic peak, prices double
- ↓Heat building inland; jungle tours sticky
Mar scores highest overall — reliable weather and strong local atmosphere. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
Mar
Chocolate Hills turning brown — the postcard look, perfect dive water.
30°C
High
70mm
Rain
8h
Sun
- ↑Chocolate Hills going from green to brown — the iconic colour
- ↑Sea at 28°C, visibility 25m at Balicasag
- ↑Hotel rates ease 20% from Feb peak
- ↓Holy Week often falls late Mar — Filipino domestic peak, prices double
- ↓Heat building inland; jungle tours sticky
Top travel windows
★ BestMarch
Best overall
Highest combined score
30°C
High
70mm
Rain
8h
Sun
July
Best for value
Lowest prices & fees
31°C
High
180mm
Rain
6h
Sun
August
Fewest crowds
Quietest month
31°C
High
170mm
Rain
6h
Sun
Breakdown by priority
Best for weather
March
30°C high · 70mm rain · 8hrs sun/day
Best for budget
July
Cheapest non-typhoon-risk dive packages of the year
Fewest crowds
August
Rock-bottom hotel rates outside any holiday window
Where to base yourself in Bohol
All regions →
Tagbilaran City
The capital — ferry port, malls, hospitals, the practical local hub.
6/10
Central
6/10
Walk
7/10
Transit
Panglao Island & Alona Beach
The backpacker and dive engine room — Alona Beach strip, dive boats, every restaurant in walking distance.
8/10
Central
8/10
Walk
5/10
Transit
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A Hindu island of rice terraces, temple ceremonies, and surf breaks where the monsoon makes timing genuinely binary — the difference between dry and wet season is not subtle.
Maldives
Maldives
A destination defined almost entirely by its monsoon calendar — the difference between the NE dry season (November–April) and SW wet season (May–October) is not subtle and shapes every aspect of the experience.
Worth knowing
March scores highest overall. December is the most crowded month — avoid if you can. See crowd-free ranking →
Month by month breakdown
January#8▾
Gains
- ↑Sinulog Festival in nearby Cebu (third Sunday of Jan) — day-trip-able
- ↑Sea at 26°C — best diving visibility of the year (Balicasag, Pamilacan)
- ↑Tagbilaran fiesta scene with full-blooded local Catholic processions
Sacrifices
- ↓Christmas-NYE momentum still pricing Alona at year-high
- ↓Last of the wet-season tail — 130mm rain, occasional grey days
February#6▾
Gains
- ↑Driest stretch of the year — perfect for Chocolate Hills and Loboc tours
- ↑Balicasag Island marine sanctuary at peak diver season
- ↑Sandugo/Bohol Day celebration mid-month (commemorating the 1565 blood compact)
Sacrifices
- ↓High-season Alona pricing through European half-term
- ↓Tarsier sanctuary at Corella sees its largest tourist queues
March#1▾
Gains
- ↑Chocolate Hills going from green to brown — the iconic colour
- ↑Sea at 28°C, visibility 25m at Balicasag
- ↑Hotel rates ease 20% from Feb peak
Sacrifices
- ↓Holy Week often falls late Mar — Filipino domestic peak, prices double
- ↓Heat building inland; jungle tours sticky
April#3▾
Gains
- ↑Sea at 29°C, full-day boat trips with Pamilacan whale-shark spotting
- ↑Chocolate Hills at their browest, most photogenic
- ↑Loboc river lunch cruises run continuously
Sacrifices
- ↓Filipino summer school holidays in full swing — Alona at capacity
- ↓32°C inland — Chocolate Hills viewing platform very hot before 9am
May#5▾
Gains
- ↑Last of the reliably dry days for the Anda Peninsula east-coast beaches
- ↑Domestic schools back; Panglao crowd thins from mid-month
- ↑Sea at 29°C — peak warmth swimming
Sacrifices
- ↓Afternoon thunderstorms returning, 130mm rain monthly
- ↓Inland 32°C with humidity climbing
June#4▾
Gains
- ↑Hotel rates 30-40% off dry-season peak
- ↑Chocolate Hills greening up — alternative look for photographers
- ↑Mornings still bright; tour-planning around afternoon rain works fine
Sacrifices
- ↓170mm rain across 17+ wet days — every afternoon a thunderstorm risk
- ↓Dive visibility starts dropping (15-20m vs dry season 25-30m)
July#9▾
Gains
- ↑Sandugo Festival celebrations across Tagbilaran continue this month
- ↑Cheapest non-typhoon-risk dive packages of the year
- ↑Lush green Chocolate Hills photography unique to wet season
Sacrifices
- ↓180mm rain — many afternoon plans need rescheduling
- ↓First typhoon risk arrives — Pacific systems can sideswipe Bohol
August#11▾
Gains
- ↑Rock-bottom hotel rates outside any holiday window
- ↑Alona Beach effectively yours after 3pm rain clears
- ↑Tarsier sanctuary visits without the queue
Sacrifices
- ↓Typhoon-track risk meaningful through to Sep
- ↓Boat trips to Balicasag/Pamilacan cancelled frequently in chop
- ↓Some Panglao restaurants on short hours or partial closure
September#12▾
Gains
- ↑Cheapest dive courses of the year
- ↑No queues at Chocolate Hills, tarsiers, Loboc cruises
- ↑Lush Bohol countryside at peak rice-paddy green
Sacrifices
- ↓Typhoons can divert flights from Manila/Cebu to Tagbilaran
- ↓170mm rain across 18 wet days
October#2▾
Gains
- ↑Chocolate Hills at their lushest — peak green-cone photography window
- ↑Rates still affordable through to early Nov
- ↑Dive boats running with smaller groups
Sacrifices
- ↓Late-month typhoon risk lingers
- ↓150mm rain — afternoon storms still patterned
November#7▾
Gains
- ↑Rainfall easing; mornings reliably bright
- ↑Hotel rates still 30% below Dec peak
- ↑Dive visibility climbing back toward 25m
Sacrifices
- ↓Late-season typhoons (e.g. historical Odette in Dec 2021) still possible
- ↓Christmas-stay prices already pushing through second half of month
December#10▾
Gains
- ↑Filipino Christmas — longest celebration in Asia, simbang gabi mass dawn services
- ↑NYE fireworks across Tagbilaran and Panglao
- ↑Sea at 27°C, decent dive visibility, Chocolate Hills mid-green
Sacrifices
- ↓2-3x peak-season pricing on Alona resorts and Tagbilaran flights
- ↓Domestic flights from Manila/Cebu sold out 6 weeks ahead
- ↓Christmas-day shutdowns close many tour operators
How this is calculated
Climate data
Open Meteo ERA5
30-year normals (1991–2020). Temperature, rainfall, sunshine, humidity.
Price & crowd
Tourism research
Seasonal pricing from tourism authority data. Directional — compares months within a destination only.
Personalisation
Weighted scoring
Your priorities change the weights. Budget-first users get different results than weather-first users.
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