Manila Weather

Manila is hot and humid all through the year, but thanks to being located on the coast, steady sea breezes temper the climate to some extent. It is a little cooler between November and February.

Three seasons

Seasons can be roughly divided into the cool and dry season from November to February, the hot and dry season from March to May and hot and wet season from June to October. January is usually the coolest month, with an average temperature of 25ºC, while May is the hottest at 28ºC. Typhoons can occur between May and November.

Rain

The rainy season is between June and October, although rainfall is possible throughout the year. August is the wettest month, with almost 500mms of rainfall. The driest months are January through April, when it can be almost dry. The rest of the year, especially during the summer months, it rains a lot.

Average Temperature (°C)

30 22 15 8 0

Jan 26.0

Feb 26.7

Mar 27.8

Apr 29.2

May 29.5

Jun 28.7

Jul 28.0

Aug 27.5

Sep 27.7

Oct 27.7

Nov 27.3

Dec 26.2

Rainfall (mm)

430 322 215 108 0

Jan 20.5

Feb 9.5

Mar 15.3

Apr 29.7

May 123.4

Jun 262.4

Jul 422.9

Aug 421.4

Sep 352.9

Oct 197.1

Nov 134.9

Dec 65.3