Boracay vs El Nido: which is better, month by month

El Nido beats Boracay in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (72 vs 57) — while Boracay wins June, July and September; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Boracay vs El Nido — all 12 months

MonthBoracayEl NidoWinnerGap
January69Cwarm, soaked, clean air82Ahot, rainy, clean airEl Nido13
February80Awarm, rainy, clean air88Ahot, a little rain, clean airEl Nido8
March85Ahot, rainy, clean air89Asweltering, a little rain, clean airEl Nido4
April87Ahot, rainy, clean air90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airTie3
May78Bsweltering, soaked, clean air76Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
June67Csweltering, soaked, clean air61Csweltering, soaked, clean airBoracay6
July58Dhot, soaked, clean air54Dsweltering, soaked, clean airBoracay4
August61Chot, soaked, clean air63Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
September60Chot, soaked, clean air56Dsweltering, soaked, clean airBoracay4
October59Dhot, soaked, clean air58Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
November63Chot, soaked, clean air70Bsweltering, soaked, clean airEl Nido7
December57Dhot, soaked, clean air72Bhot, soaked, clean airEl Nido15

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (57 vs 72). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Boracay

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
April 87/100
Months won
3 of 12

El Nido

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
April 90/100
Months won
5 of 12

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