Bohol · Month comparison
May vs March
March ranks #1 overall vs May at #5. Chocolate Hills turning brown — the postcard look, perfect dive water.
May
#5 of 12 months
Best match
End of Filipino summer — beach culture cooling, transitional rains starting.
- ↑Last of the reliably dry days for the Anda Peninsula east-coast beaches
- ↑Domestic schools back; Panglao crowd thins from mid-month
March
#1 of 12 months
Best match
Chocolate Hills turning brown — the postcard look, perfect dive water.
- ↑Chocolate Hills going from green to brown — the iconic colour
- ↑Sea at 28°C, visibility 25m at Balicasag
| Factor | May | March |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 8 | 9 |
| Value score | 5 | 5 |
| Crowd score | 6 | 5 |
| Events score | 6 | 7 |
| Atmosphere | 8 | 9 |
| Avg high temp | 32°C | 30°C |
| Monthly rain | 130mm | 70mm |
| Daily sunshine | 8hrs | 8hrs |
May trade-offs
- ↓Afternoon thunderstorms returning, 130mm rain monthly
- ↓Inland 32°C with humidity climbing
March trade-offs
- ↓Holy Week often falls late Mar — Filipino domestic peak, prices double
- ↓Heat building inland; jungle tours sticky
Scores compare months within Bohol. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →