Dapitan climate — normals and trends
Dapitan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,152 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Dapitan averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 292 rainy days per year.
Dapitan has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 24 July 2021) and the coldest 22.8 °C (on 3 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
DapitanZamboanga Peninsula
- coords
- 8.66°, 123.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
25.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,152mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
292 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
29.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
31.5 °C
24 July 2021
Coldest day
22.8 °C
3 February 1944
Wettest day
187 mm
16 September 2015
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
20 November 1964
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
20 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
1 March 1963
Sunniest day
12.3 h
8 June 1967
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 249 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 181 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 179 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 148 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 348 mm | +193 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 305 mm | +111 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 197 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 371 mm | +208 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 258 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 445 mm | +217 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 429 mm | +171 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 299 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dapitan?
Dapitan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,152 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dapitan?
The hottest day measured in Dapitan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2021, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dapitan?
The coldest day measured in Dapitan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1944, at 22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dapitan?
Almost never: Dapitan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dapitan warmed?
Yes: Dapitan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dapitan?
The wettest day measured in Dapitan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2015, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dapitan?
The windiest day measured in Dapitan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1964, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dapitan?
The warmest month in Dapitan is May (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dapitan?
Dapitan receives on average 2,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 292 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dapitan?
Dapitan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dapitan?
Yes: Dapitan has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dapitan?
In Dapitan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 1 March 1963.
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