Davao City climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Davao City?

Davao City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,752 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Davao City?

The hottest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2004, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Davao City?

The coldest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1965, at 17.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Davao City?

Almost never: Davao City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Davao City warmed?

Yes: Davao City warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Davao City?

The wettest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1974, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Davao City?

The windiest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1973, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Davao City?

The warmest month in Davao City is April (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Davao City?

Davao City receives on average 1,752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Davao City?

Davao City gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Davao City (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,752 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Davao City averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 233 rainy days per year.

Davao 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 35.9 °C (on 14 April 2004) and the coldest 17.9 °C (on 23 January 1965).

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

Davao CityDavao Region

coords: 7.07°, 125.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

26.0°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

23.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,752mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

174 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

233 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

27.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.9 °C

14 April 2004

Coldest day

17.9 °C

23 January 1965

Wettest day

202 mm

22 May 1974

Windiest day

23.6 km/h

30 January 1973

Strongest gust

64.4 km/h

24 October 1988

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

12 April 2004

Coldest feels-like

18.7 °C

24 January 1965

Sunniest day

12.4 h

3 June 1951

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C24 April 2025	22.6 °C17 February 2025	26.9 °C	1,936 mm	260
2024	34.7 °C23 May 2024	22.3 °C21 February 2024	27.2 °C	1,926 mm	275
2023	34.0 °C24 April 2023	22.0 °C26 January 2023	27.0 °C	3,019 mm	267
2022	34.5 °C12 October 2022	22.4 °C5 February 2022	26.9 °C	1,997 mm	256
2021	34.3 °C25 July 2021	21.9 °C22 February 2021	26.7 °C	2,338 mm	252
2020	35.6 °C8 April 2020	22.4 °C19 January 2020	27.3 °C	1,635 mm	300
2019	34.9 °C29 April 2019	20.9 °C14 February 2019	27.2 °C	1,635 mm	309
2018	35.4 °C29 March 2018	22.4 °C19 January 2018	27.4 °C	1,400 mm	311
2017	34.3 °C26 April 2017	21.5 °C13 February 2017	26.9 °C	2,175 mm	248
2016	34.9 °C18 August 2016	22.3 °C17 January 2016	27.6 °C	1,468 mm	306
2015	34.5 °C11 April 2015	22.4 °C18 March 2015	27.2 °C	1,476 mm	302
2014	34.1 °C3 May 2014	20.7 °C26 January 2014	26.9 °C	2,132 mm	270
2013	34.1 °C7 April 2013	21.7 °C23 January 2013	26.9 °C	1,727 mm	252
2012	33.0 °C19 April 2012	22.5 °C29 January 2012	26.6 °C	1,786 mm	240
2011	32.7 °C31 March 2011	21.9 °C25 February 2011	26.5 °C	2,458 mm	218
2010	34.8 °C25 April 2010	21.4 °C6 February 2010	27.2 °C	1,139 mm	291
2009	34.0 °C25 March 2009	22.3 °C1 February 2009	26.9 °C	2,104 mm	282
2008	34.9 °C12 April 2008	22.5 °C23 January 2008	26.5 °C	1,748 mm	210
2007	35.1 °C4 May 2007	22.4 °C28 August 2007	26.9 °C	1,950 mm	249
2006	34.9 °C6 May 2006	22.3 °C10 September 2006	27.0 °C	1,472 mm	283
2005	34.8 °C17 April 2005	21.4 °C2 March 2005	26.9 °C	1,619 mm	269
2004	35.9 °C14 April 2004	21.9 °C9 January 2004	27.0 °C	1,102 mm	281
2003	34.4 °C14 April 2003	21.2 °C12 February 2003	26.5 °C	1,771 mm	210
2002	33.7 °C11 April 2002	21.9 °C16 January 2002	26.6 °C	1,442 mm	250
2001	33.9 °C16 April 2001	21.6 °C19 January 2001	26.2 °C	1,589 mm	182
2000	32.3 °C2 May 2000	21.4 °C4 January 2000	25.7 °C	1,996 mm	126
1999	32.2 °C11 November 1999	21.3 °C4 February 1999	25.7 °C	2,066 mm	94
1998	34.2 °C5 May 1998	20.8 °C26 February 1998	26.6 °C	1,073 mm	261
1997	33.2 °C7 December 1997	20.0 °C24 February 1997	26.0 °C	1,725 mm	190
1996	32.9 °C31 March 1996	20.2 °C30 December 1996	25.8 °C	1,806 mm	155
1995	33.6 °C14 April 1995	20.4 °C3 March 1995	26.1 °C	1,659 mm	192
1994	33.7 °C26 April 1994	20.4 °C16 January 1994	26.3 °C	1,376 mm	212
1993	33.9 °C11 April 1993	21.0 °C4 January 1993	26.1 °C	1,877 mm	182
1992	34.3 °C9 May 1992	20.0 °C18 February 1992	26.4 °C	1,302 mm	226
1991	34.9 °C15 April 1991	20.9 °C5 January 1991	26.4 °C	1,150 mm	238
1990	34.1 °C15 April 1990	20.1 °C21 December 1990	26.4 °C	1,543 mm	231
1989	32.8 °C12 May 1989	21.4 °C22 February 1989	26.0 °C	2,082 mm	184
1988	33.4 °C20 March 1988	22.0 °C14 December 1988	26.4 °C	1,352 mm	215
1987	33.7 °C20 April 1987	19.6 °C24 January 1987	26.4 °C	1,402 mm	214
1986	33.8 °C1 May 1986	20.1 °C17 February 1986	26.0 °C	1,978 mm	181
1985	32.9 °C28 March 1985	20.5 °C9 January 1985	26.0 °C	2,124 mm	170
1984	32.3 °C1 May 1984	21.3 °C8 February 1984	25.9 °C	1,383 mm	141
1983	34.1 °C25 May 1983	20.8 °C27 February 1983	26.1 °C	1,754 mm	192
1982	33.0 °C29 April 1982	20.2 °C31 January 1982	26.0 °C	1,453 mm	174
1981	33.2 °C10 August 1981	20.4 °C21 January 1981	26.1 °C	1,415 mm	171
1980	34.3 °C24 April 1980	21.5 °C22 February 1980	26.1 °C	1,892 mm	171
1979	34.1 °C18 April 1979	20.5 °C20 March 1979	26.0 °C	1,622 mm	173
1978	33.8 °C19 April 1978	21.0 °C5 February 1978	26.1 °C	1,915 mm	183
1977	33.8 °C4 May 1977	21.4 °C3 January 1977	25.9 °C	1,890 mm	151
1976	34.7 °C5 April 1976	20.6 °C5 February 1976	25.8 °C	1,713 mm	165
1975	33.5 °C29 March 1975	20.7 °C5 February 1975	25.5 °C	1,759 mm	119
1974	32.4 °C29 September 1974	19.9 °C16 January 1974	25.5 °C	2,028 mm	117
1973	34.0 °C4 April 1973	20.3 °C6 February 1973	26.2 °C	1,398 mm	211
1972	33.6 °C29 April 1972	20.3 °C14 January 1972	25.8 °C	1,551 mm	174
1971	33.3 °C2 April 1971	20.0 °C14 January 1971	25.7 °C	2,023 mm	140
1970	33.5 °C15 March 1970	21.1 °C3 December 1970	26.0 °C	1,722 mm	174
1969	34.1 °C21 April 1969	19.9 °C28 February 1969	25.8 °C	1,423 mm	185
1968	33.5 °C30 May 1968	20.7 °C20 February 1968	26.0 °C	1,114 mm	212
1967	33.8 °C4 April 1967	20.1 °C2 January 1967	25.6 °C	1,250 mm	147
1966	32.1 °C6 April 1966	20.0 °C22 February 1966	25.1 °C	1,541 mm	57
1965	30.8 °C16 May 1965	17.9 °C23 January 1965	24.6 °C	1,978 mm	14
1964	31.5 °C14 April 1964	20.3 °C4 January 1964	25.0 °C	2,007 mm	53
1963	34.2 °C26 April 1963	20.1 °C31 January 1963	25.8 °C	1,709 mm	184
1962	33.6 °C18 April 1962	20.5 °C4 February 1962	25.5 °C	2,052 mm	134
1961	33.9 °C21 April 1961	19.5 °C21 January 1961	25.8 °C	1,933 mm	175
1960	34.2 °C2 April 1960	21.2 °C2 January 1960	26.1 °C	1,513 mm	206
1959	33.9 °C12 March 1959	19.3 °C21 January 1959	25.9 °C	1,370 mm	201
1958	33.1 °C28 April 1958	20.1 °C21 December 1958	25.8 °C	1,704 mm	161
1957	32.9 °C12 April 1957	20.1 °C19 February 1957	25.6 °C	1,833 mm	125
1956	32.8 °C29 March 1956	19.7 °C2 January 1956	25.1 °C	3,054 mm	56
1955	33.4 °C16 April 1955	20.5 °C18 December 1955	25.3 °C	1,705 mm	85
1954	33.2 °C30 April 1954	20.0 °C14 February 1954	25.5 °C	1,615 mm	99
1953	34.6 °C28 April 1953	20.3 °C5 January 1953	25.8 °C	1,381 mm	154
1952	33.2 °C10 April 1952	20.4 °C25 January 1952	25.6 °C	2,171 mm	117
1951	32.7 °C7 March 1951	21.1 °C5 February 1951	25.6 °C	1,444 mm	126
1950	31.4 °C4 May 1950	20.1 °C9 February 1950	25.2 °C	1,742 mm	56
1949	31.1 °C3 April 1949	19.9 °C20 March 1949	24.8 °C	3,016 mm	23
1948	32.1 °C8 May 1948	20.3 °C4 December 1948	24.8 °C	1,971 mm	26
1947	31.5 °C17 March 1947	19.6 °C24 December 1947	24.9 °C	1,765 mm	23
1946	30.8 °C9 April 1946	20.3 °C23 December 1946	24.7 °C	2,057 mm	22
1945	33.3 °C2 April 1945	20.9 °C3 December 1945	25.1 °C	1,921 mm	65
1944	31.9 °C31 March 1944	20.1 °C6 February 1944	24.9 °C	1,624 mm	60
1943	31.1 °C19 March 1943	19.7 °C2 August 1943	24.5 °C	2,025 mm	15
1942	32.2 °C16 March 1942	19.7 °C2 February 1942	24.9 °C	1,349 mm	39
1941	32.0 °C22 April 1941	18.8 °C10 January 1941	24.9 °C	1,664 mm	58
1940	32.1 °C17 September 1940	19.2 °C14 January 1940	24.8 °C	1,645 mm	26

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.5 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

260 d/yr

+86

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1936 mm

+184 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+0.8 °C	109 mm	+10 mm
Feb	29.2 °C	-0.2 °C	96 mm	+20 mm
Mar	30.9 °C	+0.5 °C	82 mm	+16 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+0.7 °C	61 mm	-24 mm
May	30.2 °C	-0.2 °C	330 mm	+159 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+0.6 °C	225 mm	+16 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+1.3 °C	143 mm	-54 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	+0.7 °C	303 mm	+95 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+0.8 °C	193 mm	-12 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+0.7 °C	186 mm	-22 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+1.1 °C	142 mm	+11 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	66 mm	-32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

24 Apr 2025

Coldest day

22.6 °C

17 Feb 2025

Wettest day

66.9 mm

2 May 2025

Windiest day

15.0 km/h

27 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

44.3 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

7 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.4 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Davao City?

Davao City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,752 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Davao City?

The hottest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2004, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Davao City?

The coldest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1965, at 17.9 °C.

Does it snow in Davao City?

Almost never: Davao City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Davao City warmed?

Yes: Davao City warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Davao City?

The wettest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1974, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Davao City?

The windiest day measured in Davao City between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1973, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Davao City?

The warmest month in Davao City is April (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Davao City?

Davao City receives on average 1,752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Davao City?

Davao City gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Davao City?

Yes: Davao 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 Davao City?

In Davao City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 12 April 2004, and the lowest was 18.7 °C on 24 January 1965.

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