Average daily high (top) and monthly rainfall (bottom), 2022–2024.
Air quality: typical PM2.5 ~5.5 µg/m³ — clean. Cleanest around Oct (~3.7), haziest around Apr (~7). 12-month mean from the Open-Meteo / CAMS air-quality model; WHO's annual guideline is 5 µg/m³.
Things to do nearby
Siargao draws surf-focused remote workers for Cloud 9's world-class wave, a growing coworking scene, and laid-back island living, balanced against slow internet and monsoon-season closures.
General Luna — main hub, walkable, cafes and coworking, best for first stays
Cloud 9 — surf-focused, walk to the break, steady traveler flow
Pacifico — slow-living, long-stay nomads, about an hour by scooter from GL
Getting around
A rented scooter is essential since there's no Grab or public transit; habal-habal and tricycles cover short hops; Sayak airport is 20-30 minutes from General Luna.
Siargao Airport (IAO) is on the island. Most people fly in via Cebu, which has 10–20 flights a day to Siargao; Davao and Clark have fewer, Surigao has one or two a day, and there are no flights from Manila. The alternative is two ferries.
🛂 Visa check for Philippines
🏝 Nomad visa: yes — Digital Nomad Visa (EO 86), ~$2,000/mo, rollout still pending
Passport-index data — rules change; verify with official sources before booking.
Practical facts — Philippines
CurrencyPhilippine peso
LanguagesEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
Internet~113 Mbps fixed median
PlugsType C (Europlug), Type A (NEMA 1-15), Type B (NEMA 5-15)
Voltage220 V
Driving sideright
Calling code+63
Emergency911
Internet = country fixed-broadband median via Ookla Speedtest Global Index.
Before you go
Genki — health insurance built for nomads and long-term travelers
Roamless — global eSIM that works across borders, code CAROLINBFL for $5 credit
About
Coliving and coworking among the rice paddies with fast island WiFi.