La Union (San Juan La Union) weather in July
July in La Union: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 28 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#11 of 12 months in La Union · #1115 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 57/100 (tier D)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 26°C
- Wet days
- 28
- Sun
- 8.4 h
- Humidity
- 84%
- Daylight
- 13 h

Traveller notes on La Union in July
Other months in La Union
Forum posters describe September as one of the wettest months across the Philippines, second only to October on average, with typhoon season adding real variability - a typhoon can bring rain for days, while an ordinary rainy stretch typically means a sharp, short downpour rather than an all-day event. Posters describe a typical 10-day window as mixing a few bright, sunny days with a few genuinely torrential ones, and note forecasts only become reliable a few days out given how quickly conditions shift. Posters describing La Union specifically highlight it as a well-established surf destination with newer resort development, implying the wave conditions tied to this wetter, windier season can actually work in a surfer's favor. Posters generally rate September as genuinely wet and typhoon-prone but still very visitable for La Union with flexible plans, particularly appealing for surf-focused travelers.
Forum posters describe the La Union/Baler surf season as running roughly October through March, placing March near the tail end of the best window rather than deep in the off-season - posters call the weather generally fine for a March trip, though peak conditions (November-February) are technically just behind. La Union is repeatedly named as the Philippines' second-most-popular surf destination, drawing a crowd that skews heavily toward surfers rather than general beachgoers, with decent snorkeling spots nearby as a secondary activity. Wave conditions this time of year are described as generally beginner-friendly, a pattern posters say tends to hold from the December low-season stretch through into early spring.
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La Union climate normals — July
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in La Union in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Quietschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for La Union's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherLa Union's weather peaks February–April, best around March.
July coincides with Typhoon season.
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What's on in La Union in July
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Hazard
Typhoon season
1 Jun – 30 NovClosuresWestern Luzon takes systems head-on and the coast road north gets cut by landslides. The same storms are what the surfers are watching for. Source ↗
- Season
Habagat surf season
1 Jul – 31 Oct · usuallyRiskThe second season, driven by the southwest monsoon and whatever is spinning offshore. Bigger and messier than winter, and it comes with the rain that brings it. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk28 rainy days and about 664 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Where is La Union?
La Union in July — FAQ
- Is July a good time to visit La Union?
- July in La Union: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 28 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for La Union on SeasonMap's comfort score (57/100).
- What is the weather like in La Union in July?
- In July, La Union averages a daily high of 29.2°C and a low of 25.9°C, with about 663.8 mm of rain over roughly 28.1 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in La Union in July?
- La Union has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 36 in July.