Best time to go to, climate and weather Philippines
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for the Philippines
Best time to visit and weather Philippines
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Best time to visit and weather Philippines
The best time to go to the Philippines is from january until april and november and december, in which you have a warm or hot temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in the Philippines is 36° in april and the lowest is 30° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in the Philippines or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 30° | 63mm | |
| Feb | 32° | 34mm | |
| Mar | 33° | 38mm | |
| Apr | 36° | 98mm | |
| May | 36° | 206mm | |
| Jun | 35° | 360mm | |
| Jul | 33° | 501mm | |
| Aug | 33° | 441mm | |
| Sep | 34° | 411mm | |
| Oct | 34° | 242mm | |
| Nov | 33° | 44mm | |
| Dec | 32° | 82mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of the Philippines? Go to the full climate information about the Philippines
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to the Philippines indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for the Philippines.
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Holiday the Philippines
Hotels and apartments in the Philippines
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Flight tickets to the Philippines
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Climate Philippines
Climate Philippines
In the Philippines there is the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for the Philippines is 33° degrees and there is 2520 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 100 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for the Manila in Philippines per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 30° | 25° | 63 mm | 13 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 32° | 26° | 34 mm | 10 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Mar | 33° | 27° | 38 mm | 10 | 21 | 2 | 8 |
| Apr | 36° | 30° | 98 mm | 13 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| May | 36° | 31° | 206 mm | 24 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Jun | 35° | 30° | 360 mm | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul | 33° | 28° | 501 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug | 33° | 28° | 441 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep | 34° | 28° | 411 mm | 28 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct | 34° | 28° | 242 mm | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov | 33° | 28° | 44 mm | 11 | 19 | 2 | 8 |
| Dec | 32° | 27° | 82 mm | 13 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 30° in january in the Philippines and at least around 25° degrees. In january there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 63 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 32° in february in the Philippines and at least around 26° degrees. In february there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 33° in march in the Philippines and at least around 27° degrees. In march there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 38 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 36° in april in the Philippines and at least around 30° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 98 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 36° in may in the Philippines and at least around 31° degrees. In may there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 206 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 35° in june in the Philippines and at least around 30° degrees. In june there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 360 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 33° in july in the Philippines and at least around 28° degrees. In july there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 501 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 33° in august in the Philippines and at least around 28° degrees. In august there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 441 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 34° in september in the Philippines and at least around 28° degrees. In september there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 411 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 34° in october in the Philippines and at least around 28° degrees. In october there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 242 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in the Philippines.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 33° in november in the Philippines and at least around 28° degrees. In november there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 32° in december in the Philippines and at least around 27° degrees. In december there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 82 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in the Philippines.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Philippines
Weather statistics Philippines
View all weather statistics from the Philippines per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between the Philippines and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Philippines
About the Philippines
Time difference Philippines
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14 day weather forecast Philippines
The weather for the Manila in Philippines will be 31° till 27° degrees in the next 14 days with one day chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° |
| Min (°C) | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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| Max (°C) | 32° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.6mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
About the Philippines
The Philippines is in the continental part Azië and the capital is Manila. It is 300.000 km² with 36.289 km of coastline and has a population of 106.090.000. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call the Philippines you have to use +63 or 0063 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +635012457809 or 00635012457809.
The Philippines is in a straight line at 10.735 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 13 hour and 30 min.
Time difference Philippines
In the Philippines it is now 07:53 hour in the morning on sunday 17 february 2019. That is 8 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of the Philippines is Asia/Manila and the Greenwich time is UTC+08.
Vaccinations Philippines
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in the Philippines.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Buiktyfus
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis B
- Japanse encefalitis
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus
Reisadvies Philippines
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Op 27 januari 2019 is een bomaanslag gepleegd in de stad Jolo op het eiland Sulu. Daarbij vielen 20 doden en vele gewonden. Reis niet naar de Sulu-eilandengroep en naar het zuidwesten van het eiland Mindanao vanwege gewelddadigheden en terrorisme. Zie ook de rubriek ‘Onveilige gebieden’ voor een specifiek advies per gebied.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor the Philippines op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Philippines
In the Philippines the Filipijnse peso is used to pay.
Exchange rate Filipijnse peso op 16 february 2019
1 Filipijnse peso = € 0,02 euro
100 Filipijnse peso = € 1,64 euro
1 euro = 61,00 Filipijnse peso
100 euro = 6.100,41 Filipijnse peso
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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MasterCard Nearby
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