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

Palawan beats El Nido in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (70 vs 54) — while El Nido wins April; they are within 3 points in the other 7 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

El Nido vs Palawan — all 12 months

MonthEl NidoPalawanWinnerGap
January82Ahot, rainy, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airTie3
February88Ahot, a little rain, clean air87Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie1
March89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air88Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTie1
April90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air85Asweltering, rainy, clean airEl Nido5
May76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air76Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
June61Csweltering, soaked, clean air67Csweltering, soaked, clean airPalawan6
July54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air70Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPalawan16
August63Csweltering, soaked, clean air73Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPalawan10
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air65Csweltering, soaked, clean airPalawan9
October58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
November70Bsweltering, soaked, clean air69Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
December72Bhot, soaked, clean air69Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (54 vs 70). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

El Nido

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
April 90/100
Months won
1 of 12

Palawan

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
March 88/100
Months won
4 of 12

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