Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Manila

Early Jan–Early Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.6°C, with 1.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Manila season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.2)Mid Jan: Best (season score 91.2)Late Jan: Best (season score 97.1)Early Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 98.9)Late Feb: Best (season score 96.1)Early Mar: Best (season score 88.8)Mid Mar: Great (season score 83.8)Late Mar: Great (season score 71.8)Early Apr: Good (season score 61.4)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 49.8)Late Apr: Fair (season score 41.4)Early May: Off-season (season score 20.8)Mid May: Avoid (season score 9.4)Late May: Avoid (season score 5.1)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 10.0)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 6.5)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 5.1)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 7.8)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 3.4)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 15.4)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 13.7)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 7.6)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 9.9)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 1.2)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 1.0)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 11.0)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 9.2)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 16.2)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 13.3)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 31.0)Late Nov: Okay (season score 45.4)Early Dec: Okay (season score 56.6)Mid Dec: Good (season score 64.7)Late Dec: Great (season score 76.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest30.0°C2.053.2%
FebruaryBest30.8°C1.344.3%
MarchGreat32.1°C1.238.2%
AprilOkay33.7°C1.737.3%
MayAvoid33.7°C3.460.9%
JuneAvoid32.8°C5.275.2%
JulyAvoid31.6°C6.183.6%
AugustAvoid31.3°C6.285.7%
SeptemberAvoid31.3°C5.984.3%
OctoberAvoid31.6°C4.372.5%
NovemberFair31.5°C3.462.6%
DecemberGood30.6°C3.162.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MANILA(5 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.