Our verdict
The best time to visit Philippines is January-February
In summer, the average maximum temperature in Manila climbs to around 33℃ (92℉), but temperatures can sometimes reach as high as 35℃ (95℉) on the hottest days of the year. In the colder months such as January, temperatures usually get down to an average minimum of 23℃ (73℉). Temperatures often differ in other areas of Philippines though so you can find out more information about this below.
The longest days between sunrise and sunset in Philippines are usually in May, so if you want to get the most out of your daytime activities, be sure to plan your visit around this time. To stay dry, avoid travelling to Philippines in July – It’s the wettest month of the year.
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Philippines seasons
Before you plan your trip, it’s important to know when the seasons are as they may be different to yours depending on where you’re travelling from. Philippines is in the Northern hemisphere, so the seasons fall on:
Season | Months |
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Summer | June to August |
Autumn/fall | September to November |
Winter | December to February |
Spring | March to May |
Best time to visit the top destinations in Philippines
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Angeles City | December | ↑↓ | 29℃20℃ | 30℃21℃ | 32℃22℃ | 34℃23℃ | 33℃25℃ | 32℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ |
Bacolod | January-February | ↑↓ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ |
Baguio | January | ↑↓ | 28℃18℃ | 28℃18℃ | 30℃19℃ | 30℃20℃ | 30℃21℃ | 29℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 28℃20℃ | 29℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ |
Baler | February | ↑↓ | 25℃21℃ | 25℃21℃ | 26℃21℃ | 27℃22℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃22℃ |
Banaue | February | ↑↓ | 22℃14℃ | 23℃15℃ | 25℃16℃ | 26℃17℃ | 27℃18℃ | 27℃19℃ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃18℃ | 25℃18℃ | 24℃17℃ | 23℃16℃ |
Basco | December | ↑↓ | 24℃23℃ | 24℃23℃ | 25℃24℃ | 26℃25℃ | 28℃27℃ | 29℃29℃ | 29℃29℃ | 29℃28℃ | 29℃28℃ | 28℃27℃ | 27℃26℃ | 25℃24℃ |
Bohol | December-February | ↑↓ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ |
Cagayan De Oro | February | ↑↓ | 28℃22℃ | 28℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ |
Cebu City | December-January | ↑↓ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ |
Coron, Palawan | February | ↑↓ | 28℃27℃ | 28℃26℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃28℃ | 30℃29℃ | 30℃28℃ | 29℃28℃ | 29℃28℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃28℃ | 29℃28℃ | 29℃27℃ |
Davao City | January-February | ↑↓ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ |
Dumaguete | December-January | ↑↓ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 28℃26℃ |
El Nido | December | ↑↓ | 28℃26℃ | 28℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 31℃28℃ | 30℃28℃ | 29℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ |
Iloilo City | January | ↑↓ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 32℃27℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ |
Intramuros | January-February | ↑↓ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ |
Legazpi City | December | ↑↓ | 27℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ |
Manila | January-February | ↑↓ | 28℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 31℃24℃ | 33℃25℃ | 33℃26℃ | 32℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ |
Oslob | February | ↑↓ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 28℃26℃ |
Puerto Princesa | December | ↑↓ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ |
Sagada | February | ↑↓ | 22℃14℃ | 23℃14℃ | 25℃15℃ | 25℃17℃ | 26℃18℃ | 25℃18℃ | 24℃17℃ | 24℃17℃ | 24℃17℃ | 23℃16℃ | 23℃15℃ | 22℃15℃ |
Vigan | February | ↑↓ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ | 31℃23℃ | 32℃25℃ | 32℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 31℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ |