Boracay travel guide

Best Time to Visit Boracay: Month-by-Month Guide

December to March are the best months to visit Boracay — the dry Amihan season with calm seas, blue skies and superb beach weather. November and April are excellent shoulder months. Avoid September, the wettest month, unless you come for the Habagat kitesurfing season on Bulabog Beach.

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When is the best time to visit Boracay?

Boracay’s dry season (November–April, the Amihan wind) is the classic beach window — calm seas and blue skies. The Habagat season (June–October) is wetter and windier, which is exactly when the kitesurfers arrive on Bulabog.

Boracay month by month

Jan 9/10

Dry, calm, peak season

Feb 9/10

Dry and sunny

Mar 9/10

Hot, calm — superb beach weather

Apr 8/10

Hot and dry; busy Easter

May 7/10

Hot; last of the dry season

Jun 6/10

Habagat begins; kitesurfing starts

Jul 6/10

Windy, wet spells — kite season

Aug 6/10

Windy and humid

Sep 5/10

Wettest; rough seas possible

Oct 6/10

Showery; kite season continues

Nov 8/10

Amihan returns; drying out

Dec 9/10

Dry, festive and busy

Dates to watch

Christmas–New Year and Easter are Boracay’s busiest, priciest weeks — book far ahead. The Habagat season (June–October) can bring rough seas that pause small boats, but it is peak kitesurfing season on Bulabog Beach.

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What is the best month to visit Boracay?

December to March are the best months to visit Boracay — the dry Amihan season with calm seas, blue skies and superb beach weather. November and April are excellent shoulder months. Avoid September, the wettest month, unless you come for the Habagat kitesurfing season on Bulabog Beach.

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