Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is May, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 21°C.
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,902,590 people. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-11. Each reading placed on Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
Notable weather in Manila
In September 2009, Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) dumped a month's worth of rain on Metro Manila in hours, causing some of the worst flooding the capital had ever seen. Read more →
Manila average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (18 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| February | 27°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| March | 29°C | 22°C | 3 mm |
| April | 31°C | 23°C | 3 mm |
| May | 31°C | 24°C | 8 mm |
| June | 30°C | 23°C | 13 mm |
| July | 29°C | 23°C | 18 mm |
| August | 28°C | 23°C | 18 mm |
| September | 29°C | 23°C | 15 mm |
| October | 29°C | 23°C | 10 mm |
| November | 28°C | 23°C | 5 mm |
| December | 27°C | 22°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2026-05-10
- Coldest day on record: 15°C on 2014-01-25
Percentiles compare each day to Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →