Bantayan Island Weather
Bantayan Weather:
In a word, it's HOT here year 'round, with high humidity.
We get better weather here then just about anyplace else in Philippines, as the sea breezes seem keep the clouds over Cebu & Negros, and away from Bantayan Island - plus the air is still clean here, without the big city smog and pollution.
It's hot & very humid here, with beautiful blue skies and turquoise water at the beautiful white beaches - but every once in a while, maybe twice a month there are days where the humidity just disappears, and those are the best days ever, because you feel stronger with more energy, etc.
Nights are mild to warm and only occasionally cool in the winter months (70's) with high humidity and a nice breeze - by 7am it's 80 degrees & climbing, with temps during the day between mid 80's & low 90's, with heat indexes that can sometimes go higher, so dress appropriately: t-shirts & shorts are the norm here, and don't forget the sunscreen, sunglasses and hats.
Every Jan. & Feb. I've encountered occasional rain here, and a few nights got down to 65 degrees or so - but once that's over & done with, the sunny weather does return.
The rainy season officially begins around late May/early June through the summer months, and usually lasts into Sept./Oct.
The best sunrises & sunsets I've ever photographed here are during December through April, but the colors of the Island are indeed dynamic all year long.
sunrise/sunset: The Colors of Bantayan Island
Bantayan Island is officially below the Manila Typhoon Belt, so we really don't get hit directly when Typhoons blow through (the exception being Typhoon Fengsheng in June 2008) but we do feel the brunt of most Typhoons that are passing the Manila/Luzon area to the north - so it pours rain & wind, and we seem to make it through without too many serious issues.
One area that's directly affected by Typhoons & high seas is the Ferry Boat system here:
During a Typhoon, all boats stop coming to Bantayan from Hagnaya, and all boats stop going from Santa Fe to Hagnaya.
Also, all boats are stopped coming & going to Negros from Bantayan Town and this period usually lasts a few days where nothing can get on or off the Island, and after a few days the boats all resume - it's "Island Life", so plan for it.
However in an emergency, I know experienced locals with small Banka boats that can get me off the Island (at my own risk) if I absolutely need to go.
We have a new Power Plant that came online in 2006 on the Island, so brown outs don't occur too frequently, where we used to get a lot of them before Banelco's new plant came online.
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