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SUNSHINE, Oh yes our old friend Mr. SUN who you expect to enjoy when you travel so
far to a tropical island. We could tell you what all the books say is "normal" weather conditions but our experiences
differ. We remember a Swiss couple Philibert and Daniela who planned to stay the winter of 1990 on Boracay. They followed
one of the popular travel guides that all describe June to November as the wet typhoon season and December to the end of May
as the warmer dry months. In 1990 it rained so muchin Boracay that they came to The Townhouse Hotel Manila several times and
spent much of their holiday on our rooftop sundeck geeting a dark suntan. So come whenever you can get the free time and think
positive. Learn to enjoy Island life as the Filipinos do who think rainy weather is "bed weather" NOT "bad
weather". Enjoy the time with a special companion and if it doesn't clear in a couple of days move on to continue
your search for our elusive friend the SUN.
Lorna enjoyed great, dry, sunny weather in June 96 and Bill remembers Sept.
89 being as hot as March to May summer.
2006 Update- Weather
on Boracay Island! The wet season storms usually arriving in late May or early June did not arrive til July. June was beautiful weather
but then we had biblical flood weather raining "40 days and 40 nights" ( almost ) lasting well into mid August.
Almost the whole October 2006 was unusually clear and sunny so I guessed December, the first month of high season
was going to be rainy. And it was not only cloudy and rainy but the strongest typhoon in twenty years blew through Boracay
at 3AM Saturday night and turned around like a classic twister / tornado at 7 AM causing more damage then I can remember.
April 2007 Holy Week usually very hot, dry and clear with beautiful sunsets rained
every night, very unusual for the Filipino summer months of Late March, April and May. Raining at night and early mornings
with partly cloudy, sunny afternoons is very characteristic of low season weather patterns.
Hope that helps you,
Bill and Lorna
Murphy's Law is the best answer to this most popular question.
Has anyone noticed how unpredictable the world's weather can be? THINK SUNSHINE :) SMILE
Wind Guru Boracay Island, Philippines
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