Climate · Philippines

Manila

Hot all year, wet from June to October and drier from January to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years14.6°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan86°30°73°23°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb87°31°73°23°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar90°32°75°24°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr93°34°77°25°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May93°34°79°26°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun90°32°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul88°31°77°25°Rain on almost every day.
  8. Aug87°31°77°25°Rain on almost every day.
  9. Sep87°31°77°25°Rain on almost every day.
  10. Oct88°31°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov88°31°76°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec86°30°75°24°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

It is hot all year: highs run from 86°F in January to 93°F in April. The rain comes from June to October, on about six days a week. January to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.It is hot all year: highs run from 30°C in January to 34°C in April. The rain comes from June to October, on about six days a week. January to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Manila sits

Asia/Manila

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Latitude
14.6°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
El Nido417 km south-west

The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Manila, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 86°F in December and January to 93°F in April and May.Highs from 30°C in December and January to 34°C in April and May.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (96% of days), driest in February and March (14%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (57% cover), cloudiest in June and July (83%).

Daylight

From 11h 17m in December to 12h 58m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Manila, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
73°23°86°30°
1 day60%11h 22m
FebruaryDry seasonMost comfortable
73°23°87°31°
1 day58%11h 39m
MarchDry season
75°24°90°32°
1 day57%12h 02m
AprilDry season
77°25°93°34°
1 day62%12h 27m
May
79°26°93°34°
4 days80%12h 48m
JuneRainy season
78°26°90°32°
6 days83%12h 58m
JulyRainy season
77°25°88°31°
7 days83%12h 54m
AugustRainy season
77°25°87°31°
7 days82%12h 35m
SeptemberRainy season
77°25°87°31°
7 days82%12h 11m
OctoberRainy season
77°25°88°31°
5 days80%11h 46m
November
76°24°88°31°
3 days74%11h 26m
December
75°24°86°30°
2 days68%11h 17m

When is the best time to visit Manila?


Manila is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to February: highs near 86°F, nights near 73°F, and rain on about one day a week.Manila is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to February: highs near 30°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Manila?

April and May, with highs near 93°F and lows near 77°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 86°F.April and May, with highs near 34°C and lows near 25°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 30°C.

When does it rain most in Manila?

August, with rain on almost every day. February and March are the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Manila?

From about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Manila?

March, when cloud covers about 57% of the sky on average. June and July are the cloudiest, at about 83%.

Places with a year like Manila's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Manila's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Manila's summer.

Elsewhere in Philippines

All of Philippines

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Manila. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.