El Nido sea temperature today: 30°C – beach water temperature, El Nido, Philippines
Philippines · Palawan
El Nido
Sea
29.9°C85.8°F
Air
UV
Bathtub
Above ⁦28°C⁩

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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at El Nido is 29.9 °C (86 °F). That matches the usual average of 29.5 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming year-round.

Climate · monthly averages

Sea temperature by month

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.

Warmest in June (30.2°C). Coldest in February (27.5°C). Comfortable for swimming year-round.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January27.9°C28.2°C28.5°C26.8°C27.2°C27.4°C
February27.1°C27.5°C27.9°C26.5°C26.9°C27.3°C
March27.3°C27.8°C28.3°C26.8°C27.3°C27.6°C
April28.8°C29.0°C29.2°C27.6°C28.1°C28.4°C
May29.6°C30.0°C30.6°C27.9°C28.5°C28.7°C
June29.8°C30.2°C30.6°C27.5°C27.9°C28.2°C
July29.4°C29.7°C29.9°C27.4°C27.8°C27.9°C
August29.4°C29.6°C30.0°C27.3°C27.8°C28.0°C
September29.1°C29.5°C29.8°C27.1°C27.5°C27.7°C
October29.3°C29.6°C29.9°C27.2°C27.6°C27.7°C
November29.1°C29.5°C29.9°C27.5°C28.0°C28.2°C
December28.8°C28.9°C29.1°C27.3°C27.7°C27.9°C

About El Nido

At Palawan's northwestern tip, El Nido opens onto the Bacuit Archipelago, forty-five limestone karst islands rising from turquoise water; the skyline is dominated by 609-metre Cadlao Island, while Miniloc's Big Lagoon is reached only by kayak through a narrow rock gap. Nacpan Beach stretches four kilometres of pale sand north of town, while Las Cabanas Beach sits walking distance from the centre, lined with floating bamboo bars at sunset. Sea temperatures stay between 28 and 30 °C82 and 86 °F year-round, with the dry northeast monsoon from December to May.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at El Nido is 29.9 °C (86 °F)86 °F (29.9 °C) – bathtub-warm. The usual September average is 29.5 °C85 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at El Nido is 29.9 °C86 °F.

Yes – the sea at El Nido (Palawan, Philippines) stays swimmable all year. February is the coolest month, averaging 27.5 °C82 °F – ideal for swimming for most people; the warmest is June at 30.2 °C86 °F.

In June, at 30.2 °C86 °F on average. The coolest month is February at 27.5 °C82 °F – still above the 18 °C64 °F swimming line, so there is no off-season for swimming.