Weather
Our expeditions put you close to nature, this includes the tropical weather.
There are 2 seasons in the Philippines. The Dry season is the high season for tourism and runs from Oct/Nov to May/Jun. The Monsoon season is the low season and runs from Jun/July to Sept/Oct. High season is mostly dry but with strong NE winds. Monsoon season is generally calmer water for sailing but can also be strong SW winds with the presence of a storm. We run our expeditions out of the monsoon season, but we are always ready for any kind of weather.
During the wet season it does not mean it rains all through out the month, sometimes long undisrupted sunshine for weeks and sometimes lots of rain. But for most it will be sunny in the morning and heavy rain in the afternoon.
Palawan is a long stretch of land dotted with hundreds of islands with its own microclimates. If its raining heavily in EL Nido town then it doesn’t mean its the same 1 hour away in another island. Mainland mostly holds the heavy clouds and the far islands easily clears out. Just to be sure we suggest packing a light rain jacket. This will protect you from wind-chill and keep you warm if there is any rain during your expedition.
We use the local weather advisory PAGASA to check for day to day weather and TYPHOON2000 for more of a comprehensive report of worldwide agencies of tracking typhoons.
Tropical depression is a low pressure area created by warm seas and formation of thick clouds and rough seas. This is the warning of a brewing storm or a typhoon. It could dissolve or can turn into a storm. Low pressure brew in the southeastern part of the Philippines and makes the whole country cloudy and rainy. From June to November.
All Storm(+65kph wind) and Typhoon(+95kph wind) brew in the open Pacific ocean heading northwest toward the Philippines. The track of a storm/ typhoon is easily predicted days before and it can travel slowly or within few days cross the country(moving 15kph to 35kph). Palawan is not on the regular track of typhoon but we can get a direct hit from time to time. Strong typhoon/storm is destructive and can cross the country within 1or2 days and clears out immediately. A slow pace storm can linger for few days with lots of rain.
Typhoon like Haiyan(2013) is very destructive and caused by the unusual warmer water in the Pacific. Warning of this type of typhoon comes days before, our priorities is to safe all boats with passengers out in the water, warn the remote island villages and safe our base camps and crew. Filipinos are always ready for typhoons as they face average 20-25 storms and typhoon a year. Boatmen and fishing vessels are very aware of typhoons and extra careful.
All Storm(+65kph wind) and Typhoon(+95kph wind) brew in the open Pacific ocean heading northwest toward the Philippines. The track of a storm/ typhoon is easily predicted days before and it can travel slowly or within few days cross the country(moving 15kph to 35kph). Palawan is not on the regular track of typhoon but we can get a direct hit from time to time. Strong typhoon/storm is destructive and can cross the country within 1or2 days and clears out immediately. A slow pace storm can linger for few days with lots of rain.
Typhoon like Haiyan(2013) is very destructive and caused by the unusual warmer water in the Pacific. Warning of this type of typhoon comes days before, our priorities is to safe all boats with passengers out in the water, warn the remote island villages and safe our base camps and crew. Filipinos are always ready for typhoons as they face average 20-25 storms and typhoon a year. Boatmen and fishing vessels are very aware of typhoons and extra careful.
