Borongan climate — normals and trends
Borongan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,511 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 August (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Borongan averages 0 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 308 rainy days per year.
Borongan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 5 September 1968) and the coldest 20.5 °C (on 5 April 1963).
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
BoronganEastern Visayas
- coords
- 11.61°, 125.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,511mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
308 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
5 September 1968
Coldest day
20.5 °C
5 April 1963
Wettest day
230 mm
6 December 2014
Windiest day
72.0 km/h
8 November 2013
Strongest gust
170.3 km/h
21 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
20 June 2001
Coldest feels-like
19.6 °C
3 November 1967
Sunniest day
12.7 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 322 mm | +74 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 361 mm | +178 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 432 mm | +272 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 118 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 270 mm | +105 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 316 mm | +97 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 172 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 460 mm | +266 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 387 mm | +169 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 382 mm | +158 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 427 mm | +175 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 320 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Borongan?
Borongan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,511 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Borongan?
The hottest day measured in Borongan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1968, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Borongan?
The coldest day measured in Borongan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1963, at 20.5 °C.
Does it snow in Borongan?
Almost never: Borongan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Borongan warmed?
Yes: Borongan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Borongan?
The wettest day measured in Borongan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 2014, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Borongan?
The windiest day measured in Borongan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2013, with winds reaching 72.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Borongan?
The warmest month in Borongan is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Borongan?
Borongan receives on average 2,511 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 308 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Borongan?
Borongan gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Borongan?
Yes: Borongan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Borongan?
In Borongan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 20 June 2001, and the lowest was 19.6 °C on 3 November 1967.
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