Carcar climate — normals and trends
Carcar (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,808 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 (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Carcar averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 268 rainy days per year.
Carcar has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 19 May 2024) and the coldest 22.6 °C (on 7 February 1976).
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
CarcarCentral Visayas
- coords
- 10.11°, 123.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
25.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,808mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
268 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 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
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
32.8 °C
19 May 2024
Coldest day
22.6 °C
7 February 1976
Wettest day
250 mm
19 May 1990
Windiest day
78.3 km/h
17 December 2021
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
17 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.5 °C
19 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.5 h
2 June 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 | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 446 mm | +260 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 270 mm | +140 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 317 mm | +206 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 91 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 337 mm | +211 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 217 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 147 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 246 mm | +125 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 251 mm | +116 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 399 mm | +227 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 397 mm | +192 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 253 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carcar?
Carcar has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carcar?
The hottest day measured in Carcar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2024, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carcar?
The coldest day measured in Carcar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1976, at 22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Carcar?
Almost never: Carcar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carcar warmed?
Yes: Carcar warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carcar?
The wettest day measured in Carcar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1990, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carcar?
The windiest day measured in Carcar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with winds reaching 78.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carcar?
The warmest month in Carcar is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Carcar?
Carcar receives on average 1,808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 268 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carcar?
Carcar gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carcar?
Yes: Carcar has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carcar?
In Carcar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 17 May 2024, and the lowest was 20.5 °C on 19 January 1961.
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