Baguio City climate — normals and trends
Baguio City (Philippines) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 3,180 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 May (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Baguio City averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 250 rainy days per year.
Baguio City has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 1 April 1979) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 20 January 1961).
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
Baguio CityCordillera
- coords
- 16.42°, 120.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
3,180mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
250 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
33.1 °C
1 April 1979
Coldest day
13.7 °C
20 January 1961
Wettest day
373 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
27 October 1978
Strongest gust
155.5 km/h
27 October 1978
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
13 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
13.2 °C
15 January 1974
Sunniest day
12.5 h
3 June 1949
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 | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | +102 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 116 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 324 mm | +76 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 553 mm | +149 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 1364 mm | +750 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 500 mm | -116 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 777 mm | +314 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 426 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 399 mm | +235 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 201 mm | +103 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baguio City?
Baguio City has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 3,180 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baguio City?
The hottest day measured in Baguio City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1979, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baguio City?
The coldest day measured in Baguio City between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1961, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Baguio City?
Almost never: Baguio City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baguio City warmed?
Yes: Baguio City warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baguio City?
The wettest day measured in Baguio City between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 373 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baguio City?
The windiest day measured in Baguio City between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1978, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baguio City?
The warmest month in Baguio City is May (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Baguio City?
Baguio City receives on average 3,180 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 250 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baguio City?
Baguio City gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baguio City?
Yes: Baguio City has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baguio City?
In Baguio City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 13 June 1998, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 15 January 1974.
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