Siargao · Month comparison

April vs May

April ranks #1 overall vs May at #2. Driest, sunniest stretch begins — beach island vibe, surf flattens but still rideable.

Naked Island sandbar at April low tide

April

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Driest, sunniest stretch begins — beach island vibe, surf flattens but still rideable.

  • ↑Lowest rainfall risk of the year on east-coast beach days
  • ↑Island hopping to Naked, Daku, Guyam under blue skies
Empty General Luna beachfront in May

May

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Quiet month — surf travellers gone, Filipino mainland still in school.

  • ↑Cheapest month outside the deep wet season
  • ↑Cloud 9 small-wave practice, longboard-friendly
FactorAprilMay
Weather score
9
8
Value score
6
7
Crowd score
7
8
Events score
6
5
Atmosphere
9
8
Avg high temp31°C31°C
Monthly rain130mm170mm
Daily sunshine8hrs7hrs

April trade-offs

  • ↓Holy Week (variable, late Mar/early Apr) brings Filipino domestic peak — prices spike
  • ↓Advanced surfers chase swells elsewhere

May trade-offs

  • ↓Building pre-monsoon humidity (80%+)
  • ↓Some beach bars take week-long re-paint closures
See all 12 months for Siargao →April in detail →May in detail →
Scores compare months within Siargao. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →