Bohol · Month comparison
October vs March
March ranks #1 overall vs October at #2. Chocolate Hills turning brown — the postcard look, perfect dive water.
October
#2 of 12 months
Best match
Greenest Chocolate Hills, building shoulder season — Loboc and Anda still empty.
- ↑Chocolate Hills at their lushest — peak green-cone photography window
- ↑Rates still affordable through to early Nov
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 | October | March |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 7 | 9 |
| Value score | 7 | 5 |
| Crowd score | 8 | 5 |
| Events score | 6 | 7 |
| Atmosphere | 8 | 9 |
| Avg high temp | 31°C | 30°C |
| Monthly rain | 150mm | 70mm |
| Daily sunshine | 7hrs | 8hrs |
October trade-offs
- ↓Late-month typhoon risk lingers
- ↓150mm rain — afternoon storms still patterned
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 →