Bantayan climate — normals and trends
Bantayan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,072 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bantayan averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 253 rainy days per year.
Bantayan has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 23 June 1991) and the coldest 22.8 °C (on 19 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
BantayanCentral Visayas
- coords
- 11.17°, 123.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
26.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,072mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
253 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
30.8 °C
23 June 1991
Coldest day
22.8 °C
19 January 1961
Wettest day
309 mm
8 January 1972
Windiest day
89.3 km/h
24 January 1975
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
22 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
1 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
17.5 °C
24 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 375 mm | +219 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 287 mm | +191 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 279 mm | +196 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 336 mm | +212 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 352 mm | +152 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 167 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 362 mm | +202 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 361 mm | +167 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 491 mm | +235 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 487 mm | +217 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 312 mm | +67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bantayan?
Bantayan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,072 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bantayan?
The hottest day measured in Bantayan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1991, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bantayan?
The coldest day measured in Bantayan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1961, at 22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bantayan?
Almost never: Bantayan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bantayan warmed?
Yes: Bantayan warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bantayan?
The wettest day measured in Bantayan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1972, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bantayan?
The windiest day measured in Bantayan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1975, with winds reaching 89.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bantayan?
The warmest month in Bantayan is May (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bantayan?
Bantayan receives on average 2,072 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 253 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bantayan?
Bantayan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bantayan?
Yes: Bantayan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bantayan?
In Bantayan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 1 June 2010, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 24 January 1975.
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