Bongabon climate — normals and trends
Bongabon (Philippines) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,089 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bongabon averages 0 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.
Bongabon has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 23 May 1958) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 7 December 1942).
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
BongabonCentral Luzon
- coords
- 15.63°, 121.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,089mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
211 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
289 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
35.7 °C
23 May 1958
Coldest day
13.2 °C
7 December 1942
Wettest day
357 mm
5 November 1980
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
4 November 1967
Strongest gust
190.1 km/h
4 November 1967
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
29 May 2021
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
10 January 1971
Sunniest day
12.5 h
20 June 1954
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 | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | +38 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 61 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 135 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 367 mm | +117 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 485 mm | +136 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 556 mm | +201 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 410 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 365 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 342 mm | +200 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 144 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bongabon?
Bongabon has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bongabon?
The hottest day measured in Bongabon between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1958, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bongabon?
The coldest day measured in Bongabon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1942, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bongabon?
Almost never: Bongabon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bongabon warmed?
Yes: Bongabon warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bongabon?
The wettest day measured in Bongabon between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1980, with 357 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bongabon?
The windiest day measured in Bongabon between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1967, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bongabon?
The warmest month in Bongabon is May (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bongabon?
Bongabon receives on average 2,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bongabon?
Bongabon gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bongabon?
Yes: Bongabon has on average 289 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bongabon?
In Bongabon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 29 May 2021, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 10 January 1971.
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