Cagayan climate — normals and trends
Cagayan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,066 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cagayan averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 274 rainy days per year.
Cagayan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 31 May 2024) and the coldest 22.3 °C (on 4 January 1978).
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
CagayanMimaropa
- coords
- 6.97°, 118.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
26.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,066mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
274 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
30.4 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest day
22.3 °C
4 January 1978
Wettest day
188 mm
26 December 1996
Windiest day
53.3 km/h
30 December 1975
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
30 December 1975
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
14 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
22.4 °C
16 February 1952
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 July 1940
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 | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 390 mm | +182 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 230 mm | +117 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 233 mm | +137 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 208 mm | +118 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 148 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 146 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 78 mm | -95 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 221 mm | +56 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 298 mm | +113 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 383 mm | +160 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 284 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 267 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cagayan?
Cagayan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,066 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cagayan?
The hottest day measured in Cagayan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2024, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cagayan?
The coldest day measured in Cagayan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1978, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cagayan?
Almost never: Cagayan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cagayan warmed?
Yes: Cagayan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cagayan?
The wettest day measured in Cagayan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1996, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cagayan?
The windiest day measured in Cagayan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1975, with winds reaching 53.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cagayan?
The warmest month in Cagayan is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Cagayan?
Cagayan receives on average 2,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cagayan?
Cagayan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cagayan?
Yes: Cagayan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cagayan?
In Cagayan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 14 May 2020, and the lowest was 22.4 °C on 16 February 1952.
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