Balamban climate — normals and trends
Balamban (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 2,306 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Balamban averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 295 rainy days per year.
Balamban has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 2 June 1998) and the coldest 21.3 °C (on 24 January 1965).
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
BalambanCentral Visayas
- coords
- 10.50°, 123.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,306mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
295 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
29.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
35.2 °C
2 June 1998
Coldest day
21.3 °C
24 January 1965
Wettest day
218 mm
8 January 1972
Windiest day
71.4 km/h
16 December 2021
Strongest gust
147.6 km/h
25 January 1975
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
24 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
24 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
31 May 1997
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 424 mm | +233 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 284 mm | +146 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 363 mm | +236 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 151 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 383 mm | +210 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 278 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 195 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 301 mm | +130 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 364 mm | +177 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 538 mm | +302 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 539 mm | +272 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 317 mm | +63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balamban?
Balamban has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 2,306 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balamban?
The hottest day measured in Balamban between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1998, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balamban?
The coldest day measured in Balamban between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1965, at 21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Balamban?
Almost never: Balamban sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balamban warmed?
Yes: Balamban warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balamban?
The wettest day measured in Balamban between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1972, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balamban?
The windiest day measured in Balamban between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2021, with winds reaching 71.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balamban?
The warmest month in Balamban is May (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Balamban?
Balamban receives on average 2,306 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 295 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balamban?
Balamban gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balamban?
Yes: Balamban has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balamban?
In Balamban, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 24 July 2016, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 24 January 1975.
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