Bontoc climate — normals and trends
Bontoc (Philippines) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,678 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bontoc averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.
Bontoc has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 14 May 1975) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 15 January 1974).
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
BontocCordillera
- coords
- 17.09°, 120.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,678mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
244 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
30.5 °C
14 May 1975
Coldest day
5.5 °C
15 January 1974
Wettest day
335 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
4 November 1967
Strongest gust
187.2 km/h
26 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
6 June 2018
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
14 December 1988
Sunniest day
12.7 h
14 June 1967
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 119 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 21.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 142 mm | +83 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 264 mm | +187 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 168 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 238 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 480 mm | +145 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 705 mm | +286 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 350 mm | -100 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 794 mm | +433 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 286 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 482 mm | +314 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 226 mm | +109 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bontoc?
Bontoc has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,678 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bontoc?
The hottest day measured in Bontoc between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1975, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bontoc?
The coldest day measured in Bontoc between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1974, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bontoc?
Almost never: Bontoc sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bontoc warmed?
Yes: Bontoc warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bontoc?
The wettest day measured in Bontoc between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 335 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bontoc?
The windiest day measured in Bontoc between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1967, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bontoc?
The warmest month in Bontoc is May (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bontoc?
Bontoc receives on average 2,678 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bontoc?
Bontoc gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bontoc?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bontoc.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bontoc?
In Bontoc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 6 June 2018, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 14 December 1988.
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