Bunawan climate — normals and trends
Bunawan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,891 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bunawan averages 0 frost days, 260 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 306 rainy days per year.
Bunawan has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 30 August 1986) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 7 February 1944).
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
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- coords
- 8.17°, 125.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,891mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
260 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
306 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
36.6 °C
30 August 1986
Coldest day
18.0 °C
7 February 1944
Wettest day
416 mm
18 December 1985
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
4 December 2012
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
4 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
7 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
7 February 1944
Sunniest day
12.5 h
8 June 1941
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 | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 314 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 377 mm | +139 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 308 mm | +103 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 209 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 564 mm | +307 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 368 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 204 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 458 mm | +232 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 304 mm | +67 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 331 mm | +99 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 274 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 288 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bunawan?
Bunawan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,891 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bunawan?
The hottest day measured in Bunawan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1986, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bunawan?
The coldest day measured in Bunawan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1944, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bunawan?
Almost never: Bunawan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bunawan warmed?
Yes: Bunawan warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bunawan?
The wettest day measured in Bunawan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1985, with 416 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bunawan?
The windiest day measured in Bunawan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2012, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bunawan?
The warmest month in Bunawan is May (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bunawan?
Bunawan receives on average 2,891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 306 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bunawan?
Bunawan gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bunawan?
Yes: Bunawan has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bunawan?
In Bunawan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 7 June 2010, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 7 February 1944.
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