Cotabato City climate — normals and trends
Cotabato City (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,717 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 April (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cotabato City averages 0 frost days, 178 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 297 rainy days per year.
Cotabato City has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 20.0 °C (on 22 January 1961).
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
Cotabato CityAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- coords
- 7.22°, 124.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,717mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
178 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
297 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
37.3 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
20.0 °C
22 January 1961
Wettest day
223 mm
13 October 2020
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
25 November 2009
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
13 November 1990
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
4 April 1973
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
5 February 1975
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 May 1957
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 | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 197 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 147 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 263 mm | +109 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 274 mm | +97 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 345 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 402 mm | +86 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 204 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 506 mm | +241 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 237 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 402 mm | +122 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 238 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cotabato City?
Cotabato City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cotabato City?
The hottest day measured in Cotabato City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cotabato City?
The coldest day measured in Cotabato City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1961, at 20.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cotabato City?
Almost never: Cotabato City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cotabato City warmed?
Yes: Cotabato City warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cotabato City?
The wettest day measured in Cotabato City between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2020, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cotabato City?
The windiest day measured in Cotabato City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2009, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cotabato City?
The warmest month in Cotabato City is April (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cotabato City?
Cotabato City receives on average 2,717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 297 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cotabato City?
Cotabato City gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cotabato City?
Yes: Cotabato City has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cotabato City?
In Cotabato City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 4 April 1973, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 5 February 1975.
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