Calapan climate — normals and trends
Calapan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,705 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Calapan averages 0 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 293 rainy days per year.
Calapan 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 34.9 °C (on 9 May 2012) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 25 January 2014).
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
CalapanMimaropa
- coords
- 13.41°, 121.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,705mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
293 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
34.9 °C
9 May 2012
Coldest day
19.0 °C
25 January 2014
Wettest day
195 mm
10 December 2006
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
4 November 1967
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
3 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
28 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
18.8 °C
1 March 1963
Sunniest day
12.3 h
3 June 1946
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 | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 429 mm | +217 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 332 mm | +184 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 239 mm | +121 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 167 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 407 mm | +173 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 301 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 435 mm | +181 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 485 mm | +193 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 315 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 500 mm | +211 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 281 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calapan?
Calapan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,705 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calapan?
The hottest day measured in Calapan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2012, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calapan?
The coldest day measured in Calapan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2014, at 19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Calapan?
Almost never: Calapan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Calapan warmed?
Yes: Calapan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calapan?
The wettest day measured in Calapan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2006, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calapan?
The windiest day measured in Calapan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1967, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calapan?
The warmest month in Calapan is May (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Calapan?
Calapan receives on average 2,705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 293 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calapan?
Calapan gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Calapan?
Yes: Calapan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calapan?
In Calapan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 28 August 1998, and the lowest was 18.8 °C on 1 March 1963.
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