Best time to visit Manila
Month-by-month weather averages for Manila.
Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3 °C / 85 °F | 24.4 °C / 76 °F | 47 mm / 1.9 in | good month, for Feast of the Black Nazarene. The weather alone makes it neither best nor good. |
| February | 30.3 °C / 87 °F | 24.5 °C / 76 °F | 25 mm / 1 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 31.9 °C / 89 °F | 25.5 °C / 78 °F | 19 mm / 0.8 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 33.6 °C / 92 °F | 26.7 °C / 80 °F | 24 mm / 0.9 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 33.6 °C / 92 °F | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 110 mm / 4.3 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 32.2 °C / 90 °F | 26.8 °C / 80 °F | 195 mm / 7.7 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 30.7 °C / 87 °F | 26.2 °C / 79 °F | 328 mm / 12.9 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 30.4 °C / 87 °F | 26.2 °C / 79 °F | 281 mm / 11.1 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 30.5 °C / 87 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F | 303 mm / 11.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 30.7 °C / 87 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F | 178 mm / 7 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 30.9 °C / 88 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F | 76 mm / 3 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 29.8 °C / 86 °F | 25.3 °C / 78 °F | 128 mm / 5.1 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- January
Manila is tropically hot and humid in every month, with heat-index highs of 32-40C and heavy monsoon downpours from May to December, so no month is genuinely comfortable weather for a day on foot; January's driest, sunniest stretch is lifted to good only because it coincides with the major Feast of the Black Nazarene procession.
Why these months
January · good
Made good by Feast of the Black Nazarene.
In its favour: precipitation 47 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, wet days 4.9 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days.
Against: feels like (high) 32 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 29.3 °C / 85 °F, relative humidity 76%, average daily low 24.4 °C / 76 °F.
Also on: Chinese New Year in Binondo, Gregorian New Year fireworks, Lighter city traffic during major national holidays, Santo Niño festivals in Tondo and Pandacan.
Watch out for: Christmas and New Year national travel rush, Feast of the Black Nazarene crowding, New Year's Day aftermath.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 伏牛山滑雪场, 2332 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 32 °C | 33.2 °C | 35.7 °C | 38.5 °C | 39.7 °C | 38.3 °C | 36.6 °C | 36.2 °C | 36.7 °C | 36.3 °C | 35.3 °C | 33.4 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 1.1 days | 0.7 days | 0.3 days | 0.4 days | 2.6 days | 5.8 days | 10.2 days | 8.9 days | 9.8 days | 4.5 days | 1.7 days | 3 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 9 am | 10 am | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 7 am |
| Sunshine per day | 9.8 h | 10.5 h | 11.3 h | 11.6 h | 10.8 h | 9.9 h | 8.4 h | 8.6 h | 8.3 h | 9 h | 9.7 h | 9.1 h |
| Relative humidity | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% | 73% | 79% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 81% | 79% | 79% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 11.5 µg/m³ | 14.2 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 19.6 µg/m³ | 27 µg/m³ | 19.1 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 19.1 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 13.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 17.9 µg/m³ | 22.3 µg/m³ | 21.4 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ | 32.3 µg/m³ | 43.8 µg/m³ | 29.6 µg/m³ | 34.3 µg/m³ | 30.7 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 22.9 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Feast of the Black Nazarene Major
8–14 January
- Gregorian New Year fireworks
1 January
- Chinese New Year in Binondo
January and February, dates vary from year to year
- Santo Niño festivals in Tondo and Pandacan
January
- Lighter city traffic during major national holidays
January, March, April, October, November and December
Worth knowing before you go
- New Year's Day aftermath
1 January
- Feast of the Black Nazarene crowding
8–14 January
- Christmas and New Year national travel rush
January and December
- Holy Week national travel rush
March and April, dates vary from year to year
- Undas (All Saints' three-day period) travel rush
31 October–2 November
- All Saints' Day cemetery visits
1 November