Balulang climate — normals and trends
Balulang (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 3,209 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Balulang averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 296 rainy days per year.
Balulang has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 12 April 1998) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 23 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
BalulangNorthern Mindanao
- coords
- 8.45°, 124.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,209mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
296 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
349 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
34.2 °C
12 April 1998
Coldest day
16.2 °C
23 January 1965
Wettest day
273 mm
24 November 2009
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
16 December 2021
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
13 November 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
14 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
16.3 °C
25 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.5 h
5 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 344 mm | +102 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 281 mm | +84 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 412 mm | +210 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 255 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 577 mm | +242 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 396 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 124 mm | -176 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 549 mm | +302 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 501 mm | +232 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 507 mm | +223 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 418 mm | +127 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 429 mm | +174 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balulang?
Balulang has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 3,209 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balulang?
The hottest day measured in Balulang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balulang?
The coldest day measured in Balulang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1965, at 16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Balulang?
Almost never: Balulang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balulang warmed?
Yes: Balulang warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balulang?
The wettest day measured in Balulang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2009, with 273 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balulang?
The windiest day measured in Balulang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2021, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balulang?
The warmest month in Balulang is May (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Balulang?
Balulang receives on average 3,209 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balulang?
Balulang gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balulang?
Yes: Balulang has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balulang?
In Balulang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 14 May 2023, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 25 January 1965.
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