Best Time to Visit Boracay

Geography and General

Boracay is a small island in the Philippines and covers just ten square kilometres off the coast of Panay.

Despite its small size, Boracay has become the most popular holiday destination in the Philippines in recent years. The most famous figurehead of the island is the beautiful beach section called White Beach.

Kitesurfers enjoy Bulabog Beach, while on Diniwid Beach and Puka Shell Beach the focus is usually on comparatively quiet bathing fun.

In general, Boracay – especially the tourist mile on White Beach – is also known for its vibrant nightlife. International media cheer the dream beaches and the diverse night life equally. No wonder that the island has experienced a real boom in the past decade.

If you landed on this small island in the early eighties as an adventurous globetrotter without electricity and tourist infrastructure, you probably won’t recognize Boracay today at all. Nevertheless, the island has its very own, unmistakable charm.

Boracay is home to around 33,000 inhabitants, almost all the locals speak English and thus enable uncomplicated communication. Main languages are Tagalog and Cebuano.

Climate on Boracay

Boracay is located in the tropics and is under the constant influence of the ocean, the temperatures are therefore constantly high and there are only minor fluctuations during the course of the year. There are no classical seasons on Boracay, rather the climate of the Philippines island is mainly determined by the monsoon:

From about the end of November to the end of May the Amihan (north-east monsoon) prevails, from the beginning of June to the middle of November the Habagat (south-west monsoon) determines the climatic conditions decisively. “However,”monsoon” by no means refers to hurricanes or generally bad weather, but first of all only a certain climate season.

In fact, the hot low season on Boracay begins slowly in May, and the rainy season usually begins in the course of June. In general, there is a risk of typhoons in the Pacific Ocean, especially between July and November. During this time, the Philippines was repeatedly devastated.

The climate on Boracay outside the rainy season is much more pleasant. Towards the end of November, the humidity decreases noticeably, whereby it can come up to the end of the year again and again to stronger showers. From Christmas to Easter the absolute peak travel season on Boracay begins, January to April form the core of the dry season.