Dipolog City climate — normals and trends
Dipolog City (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,138 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dipolog City averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 286 rainy days per year.
Dipolog City 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 31.2 °C (on 21 May 2024) and the coldest 20.3 °C (on 24 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
Dipolog CityZamboanga Peninsula
- coords
- 8.57°, 123.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,138mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
286 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 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
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
31.2 °C
21 May 2024
Coldest day
20.3 °C
24 January 1965
Wettest day
228 mm
30 December 1993
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
13 November 1990
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
24 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
26 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.5 °C
19 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.2 h
5 June 1967
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 | +1.2 °C | 194 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 128 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 179 mm | +84 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 341 mm | +169 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 375 mm | +149 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 275 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 406 mm | +196 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 292 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 452 mm | +207 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 373 mm | +173 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 228 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dipolog City?
Dipolog City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,138 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dipolog City?
The hottest day measured in Dipolog City between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 2024, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dipolog City?
The coldest day measured in Dipolog City between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1965, at 20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dipolog City?
Almost never: Dipolog City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dipolog City warmed?
Yes: Dipolog City warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dipolog City?
The wettest day measured in Dipolog City between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1993, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dipolog City?
The windiest day measured in Dipolog City between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1990, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dipolog City?
The warmest month in Dipolog City is May (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Dipolog City?
Dipolog City receives on average 2,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dipolog City?
Dipolog City gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dipolog City?
Yes: Dipolog 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 Dipolog City?
In Dipolog City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 26 May 2024, and the lowest was 20.5 °C on 19 January 1961.
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