Best time to visit Philippines

Philippines in this dataset covers 3 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 2124 mm in Davao to 2917 mm in Manila. The monthly-average temperature swing is 1.6–4.4°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Philippines falls in an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet.

Regional contrasts in Philippines

The hottest peak in the sample is Davao in May (28.7°C). The coldest monthly average is Manila in January (24.2°C). Manila takes the most rain (2917 mm a year, wettest in December); Davao takes the least (2124 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 27.2°C to 28.7°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Southern cities: typical hottest-month average 27.9°C and about 2279 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Cotabato (January, February, and July); Davao (January, February, and March).

Northern cities: typical hottest-month average 28.6°C and about 2917 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Manila (December, January, and February).

Cotabato in Philippines

Cotabato sits at 7.20°, 124.44°. It is an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet. April is the warmest month at 27.2°C (high 31.9°C); January is the coolest at 25.6°C (low 21.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 1.6°C.

Rain falls in every month; the year still totals 2434 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and July. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,273,715. The wettest month is June (352 mm, 26 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (93 mm).

Davao in Philippines

Davao sits at 7.07°, 125.61°. It is an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet. May is the warmest month at 28.7°C (high 31.0°C); February is the coolest at 27.0°C (low 24.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 1.7°C.

Rain falls in every month; the year still totals 2124 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,848,947. The wettest month is October (241 mm, 25 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is April (117 mm).

Manila in Philippines

Manila sits at 14.60°, 120.98°. It is an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet. May is the warmest month at 28.6°C (high 32.4°C); January is the coolest at 24.2°C (low 21.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 4.4°C.

Rain falls in every month; the year still totals 2917 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,600,000. The wettest month is December (393 mm, 26 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is April (102 mm).