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Manila Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Philippines)
Climate andAverage Weather Year Round in ManilaPhilippines In Manila ,the wet season isovercast ,the dry season isis ispartly cloudy ,and it
Climate andAverage Weather Year Round in ManilaPhilippines
In Manila ,the wet season isovercast ,the dry season isis ispartly cloudy ,and it ishot andoppressive year round . Over the course of the year ,the temperature isvaries typically vary from74 ° F to93 ° F and israrely below71°F or above 96 ° F.
Based onthe beach / pool score,the best time of year tovisit Manila forhot-weather activities isfrom late December toearly April.
Climate in Manila
Manila weather by month. Click oneach chart formore information.
Thehot season last for1.5 months,fromApril 4 toMay 21,with an average daily high temperature above 92 ° F. Thehottest month of the year in Manila isMay,with an average high of 92 ° F andlow of 80 ° f.
Thecool season last for2.6 month,fromNovember 22 toFebruary 11,with an average daily high temperature below 87 ° F. Thecoldest month of the year in Manila isJanuary,with an average low of74 ° F andhigh of 86°F.
Average High andLow temperature in Manila
Thedaily average high (red line) andlow (blue line) temperature,with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands. Thethin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
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Thefigure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. Thehorizontal axis isthe day of the year,the vertical axis isthe hour of the day,and the color isthe average temperature forthat hour andday.
average Hourly temperature in Manila
frigid
15 ° F
freezing
32 ° F
very cold
45°F
cold
55 ° F
cool
65 ° F
comfortable
75 ° F
warm
85 ° f
hot
95°F
sweltering
Theaverage hourly temperature,color coded into bands. Theshaded overlays indicate night andcivil twilight.
Barranquilla,Colombia (10,378 miles away); Santarém,Pará,Brazil (11,559 miles); andSão Luís,Maranhão,Brazil (11,144 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar toManila (view comparison) .
Compare Manila toanother city:
In Manila,the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year .
Theclearer part isbegins of the year in Manila begin aroundNovember 21 and last for5.1 month,end aroundApril 23.
Theclearest month of the year in Manila isFebruary,during which onaverage the sky isclear,mostly clear,or partly cloudy 52 % of the time .
Thecloudier part of the year begins around April 23 and last for6.9 months,end aroundNovember 21.
Thecloudiest month of the year in Manila isAugust,during which onaverage the sky isovercast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time .
Cloud Cover Categories in Manila
0 %
clear
20 %
mostly clear
40 %
partly cloudy
60 %
mostly cloudy
80 %
overcast
100 %
Thepercentage of time spent in each cloud cover band,categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
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A wet day isone with at least0.04 inch of liquid or liquid – equivalent precipitation . Thechance isvaries of wet day in Manila vary very significantly throughout the year .
Thewet season last6.9 months,fromMay 19 toDecember 15,with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. Themonth with the most wet days in Manila isAugust,with an average of 21.2 days with at least0.04 inch of precipitation .
Thedrier season last5.1 month,fromDecember 15 toMay 19. Themonth with the fewest wet days in Manila isMarch,with an average of 4.1 days with at least0.04 inch of precipitation .
Among wet days,we distinguish between those that experience rain alone,snow alone,or a mixture of the two. Themonth with the most days of rain alone in Manila isAugust,with an average of 21.2 days. Based onthis categorization,the most common form of precipitation throughout the year israin alone,with a peak probability of 70 % onAugust 12.
Daily Chance of Precipitation in Manila
Thepercentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed,excluding trace quantities: rain alone,snow alone,and mixed (both rain andsnow fell in the same day) .
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To show variation within the months andnot just the monthly totals,we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Manila experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.
Rain falls throughout the year in Manila. Themonth with the most rain in Manila isAugust,with an average rainfall of 13.5 inches.
Themonth with the least rain in Manila isMarch,with an average rainfall of 1.3 inch.
Average Monthly rainfall in Manila
Theaverage rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered onthe day in question,with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands. Thethin dotted line isthe corresponding average snowfall.
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Thelength of the day in Manila varies over the course of the year. In 2024,the shortest day isDecember 21,with 11 hours,16 minutes of daylight; the longest day isJune 21,with 13 hours,0 minutes of daylight.
hour of Daylight andTwilight in Manila
Thenumber of hours during which the Sun isvisible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) totop (most gray),the color bands indicate: full daylight,twilight (civil,nautical,and astronomical),and full night.
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Theearliest sunrise isat 5:25 AM onJune 2,and the latest sunrise is59 minutes later at6:25 AM onJanuary 23. Theearly sunset isat 5:23 PM onNovember 20,and the latest sunset is1 hour,6 minutes later at6:29 PM onJuly 7.
Daylight saving time (DST) isnot observed in Manila during 2024.
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Manila
Thesolar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom totop,the black lines are the previous solar midnight,sunrise,solar noon,sunset,and the next solar midnight. Theday,twilights (civil,nautical,and astronomical),and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow togray.
Thefigure below presents a compact representation of the sun’s elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) andazimuth (its compass bearing) forevery hour of every day in the reporting period. Thehorizontal axis isthe day of the year andthe vertical axis isthe hour of the day. For a given day andhour of that day,the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. Theblack isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.
Solar Elevation andAzimuth in Manila
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation andazimuth over the course of the year 2024. Theblack lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon,in degrees). Thebackground color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. Thelightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast,southeast,southwest,and northwest) .
Thefigure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for2024. Thehorizontal axis isthe day,the vertical axis isthe hour of the day,and the colored areas indicate when the moon isabove the horizon. Thevertical gray bars (new Moons) andblue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.
Moon Rise,Set & Phases in Manila
Thetime in which the moon isabove the horizon (light blue area),with new moons (dark gray lines) andfull moons (blue lines) indicated. Theshaded overlays indicate night andcivil twilight.
We base the humidity comfort level onthe dew point,as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin,thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier andhigher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature,which typically varies significantly between night andday,dew point tends tochange more slowly,so while the temperature may drop at night,a muggy day istypically followed by a muggy night.
Theperceived humidity level in Manila,as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level ismuggy,oppressive,or miserable,does not vary significantly over the course of the year,staying within 2 % of 98% throughout.
Humidity Comfort Levels in Manila
dry
55 ° F
comfortable
60 ° F
humid
65 ° F
muggy
70 ° F
oppressive
75 ° F
miserable
Thepercentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels,categorized by dew point.
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This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed anddirection) at 10 meters above the ground. Thewind experienced at any given location ishighly dependent onlocal topography andother factors,and instantaneous wind speed anddirection vary more widely than hourly averages.
Theaverage hourly wind speed in Manila experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year .
Thewindier part of the year last for5.0 months,fromOctober 30 toMarch 29,with average wind speeds of more than 8.0 mile per hour. Thewindiest month of the year in Manila isDecember,with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 mile per hour.
Thecalmer time of year last for7.0 months,fromMarch 29 toOctober 30. Thecalmest month of the year in Manila isMay,with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 mile per hour.
Average Wind Speed in Manila
Theaverage of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line),with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands.
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Thepredominant average hourly wind direction in Manila varies throughout the year.
Thewind ismost often from the west for4.1 months,fromMay 24 toSeptember 27,with a peak percentage of 63% onAugust 18. Thewind ismost often from the east for7.9 month,fromSeptember 27 toMay 24,with a peak percentage of 92 % onJanuary 1.
Wind Direction in Manila
northeastsouthwest
Thepercentage of hours in which the mean wind direction isfrom each of the four cardinal wind directions,excluding hours in which the mean wind speed isless than 1.0 mph. Thelightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast,southeast,southwest,and northwest) .
Manila islocated near a large body of water (e.g.,ocean,sea,or large lake). This section reports onthe wide-area average surface temperature of that water.
Theaverage water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year .
Thetime of year with warmer water last for2.7 month,fromApril 25 toJuly 17,with an average temperature above 85 ° f. Themonth of the year in Manila with the warmest water isJune,with an average temperature of 86°F.
Thetime of year with cooler water last for2.6 month,fromDecember 21 toMarch 8,with an average temperature below 81°F. Themonth of the year in Manila with the coolest water isFebruary,with an average temperature of 80 ° f.
Average Water temperature in Manila
Thedaily average water temperature (purple line),with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands.
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To characterize how pleasant the weather isin Manila throughout the year,we compute two travel scores.
Thetourism score favors clear,rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65 ° F and80 ° f. Based onthis score,the best time of year tovisit Manila forgeneral outdoor tourist activities isfrom late December toearly March,with a peak score in the third week of January.
Tourism Score in Manila
Thetourism score (filled area),and its constituents: the temperature score (red line),the cloud cover score (blue line),and the precipitation score (green line) .
Thebeach / pool score favors clear,rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75 ° F and90 ° F. Based onthis score,the best time of year tovisit Manila forhot-weather activities isfrom late December toearly April,with a peak score in the last week of February.
Beach / pool score in Manila
Thebeach / pool score (filled area),and its constituents: the temperature score (red line),the cloud cover score (blue line),and the precipitation score (green line) .
methodology
For each hour between 8:00 AM and9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to2016),independent scores are computed forperceived temperature,cloud cover,and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score,which isthen aggregated into days,averaged over all the years in the analysis period,and smoothed.
Our cloud cover score is10 forfully clear skies,falling linearly to9 formostly clear skies,and to1 forfully overcast skies.
Our precipitation score,which isbased onthe three-hour precipitation centered onthe hour in question,is 10 forno precipitation,falling linearly to9 fortrace precipitation,and to0 for0.04 inch of precipitation or more.
Our tourism temperature score is0 forperceived temperatures below 50 ° F,rising linearly to9 for65 ° F, to10 for75 ° F,falling linearly to9 for80 ° f,and to1 for90 ° F or hotter.
Our beach/pool temperature score is0 forperceived temperatures below 65 ° F,rising linearly to9 for75 ° F, to10 for82°F,falling linearly to9 for90 ° F,and to1 for100 ° F or hotter.
Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world,but forthe purposes of this report,we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32 ° F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere,or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere) .
temperatures in Manila are sufficiently warm year round that it isnot entirely meaningful todiscuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.
Time Spent in Various temperature Bands andthe Growing Season in Manila
frigid
15 ° F
freezing
32 ° F
very cold
45°F
cold
55 ° F
cool
65 ° F
comfortable
75 ° F
warm
85 ° f
hot
95°F
sweltering
Thepercentage of time spent in various temperature bands. Theblack line isthe percentage chance that a given day iswithin the growing season.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used topredict plant andanimal development,and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature,discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report,we use a base of 50 ° F anda cap of 86°F.
Growing Degree Days in Manila
Theaverage growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year,with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands.
This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area,taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day,the elevation of the Sun above the horizon,and absorption by clouds andother atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light andultraviolet radiation.
Theaverage daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year .
Thebright period of the year last for2.2 month,fromFebruary 23 toApril 29,with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. Thebrightest month of the year in Manila isMarch,with an average of 6.6 kWh.
Thedarker period of the year last for4.8 months,fromJune 3 toOctober 29,with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. Thedarkest month of the year in Manila isAugust,with an average of 4.0 kWh.
Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Manila
Theaverage daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line),with 25th to75th and10th to90th percentile bands.
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For the purposes of this report,the geographical coordinates of Manila are 14.604 deg latitude,120.982 deg longitude,and 43 ft elevation.
Thetopography within 2 mile of Manila contain onlymodest variations in elevation,with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet andan average elevation above sea level of 25 feet. Within10 mile contains only modest variations in elevation (531 feet). Within50 mile contains significant variations in elevation (6,627 feet) .
Thearea within 2 mile of Manila iscovered by artificial surface (90 %),within 10 mile by artificial surface (51%) andwater (43%),and within 50 mile by water (32 %) andcropland (29 %) .
This report illustrates the typical weather in Manila,based ona statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports andmodel reconstructions from January 1,1980 toDecember 31,2016.
temperature andDew Point
There are 4 weather stations near enough tocontribute toour estimation of the temperature anddew point in Manila.
For each station,the records are corrected forthe elevation difference between that station andManila according tothe International Standard Atmosphere ,and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.
Theestimated value at Manila iscomputed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station,with weights proportional tothe inverse of the distance between Manila anda given station.
Thestations contributing tothis reconstruction are:
- Ninoy Aquino Manila International Airport (RPLL,57 %,7 mi,south,30 ft elevation change)
- Danilo Atienza Air Base (RPLS,39 %,9 mi,southwest,-30 ft elevation change)
- Clark International Airport (RPLC,3.0 %,49 mi,northwest,440 ft elevation change)
- Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (RPUR,1.4%,85 mi,northeast,62 ft elevation change)
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other,you can view a comparison of Manila andthe stations that contribute toour estimates of its temperature history andclimate. Please note that each source’s contribution isadjusted forelevation andthe relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.
Other Data
All data relating tothe Sun’s position (e.g.,sunrise andsunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book,Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition ,by Jean Meeus.
All other weather data,including cloud cover,precipitation,wind speed anddirection,and solar flux,come from NASA’s MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model toreconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world ona 50-kilometer grid.
Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database ,published by the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) ,published by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Names,locations,and time zones of places andsome airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .
Time zones forairports andweather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .
Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.
disclaimer
Theinformation onthis site isprovided as is,without any assurances as toits accuracy or suitability forany purpose. Weather data isprone toerrors,outages,and other defects. We assume no responsibility forany decisions made onthe basis of the content presented onthis site.
We draw particular cautious attention toour reliance onthe MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions fora number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal andspatial completeness,these reconstructions: (1) are based oncomputer models that may have model-based errors,(2) are coarsely sampled ona 50 km grid andare therefore unable toreconstruct the local variations of many microclimates,and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas,especially small islands.
We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them,that weather conditions at any given location andtime are unpredictable andvariable,and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.
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