Asia climate — normals and trends
Asia (Philippines) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,631 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Asia averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 250 rainy days per year.
Asia has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 7 May 1998) and the coldest 21.3 °C (on 13 January 1971).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AsiaWestern Visayas
- coords
- 9.55°, 122.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,631mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
250 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.0 °C
7 May 1998
Coldest day
21.3 °C
13 January 1971
Wettest day
151 mm
13 November 1990
Windiest day
71.7 km/h
17 December 2021
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
17 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
1 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.3 °C
19 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 138 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 129 mm | +74 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 175 mm | +114 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 73 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 283 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 550 mm | +209 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 506 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 582 mm | +191 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 462 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 571 mm | +234 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 411 mm | +233 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 146 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Asia?
Asia has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Asia?
The hottest day measured in Asia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1998, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Asia?
The coldest day measured in Asia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1971, at 21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Asia?
Almost never: Asia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Asia warmed?
Yes: Asia warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Asia?
The wettest day measured in Asia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1990, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Asia?
The windiest day measured in Asia between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with winds reaching 71.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Asia?
The warmest month in Asia is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Asia?
Asia receives on average 2,631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 250 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Asia?
Asia gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Asia?
Yes: Asia has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Asia?
In Asia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 1 June 2024, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 19 January 1961.
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