El Nido climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of El Nido?

El Nido has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,256 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Nido?

The hottest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2010, reaching 33.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in El Nido?

The coldest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1972, at 22.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in El Nido?

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

Q: Has the climate of El Nido warmed?

Yes: El Nido warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in El Nido?

The wettest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1958, with 283 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in El Nido?

The windiest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with winds reaching 68.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in El Nido?

The warmest month in El Nido is April (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in El Nido?

El Nido receives on average 2,256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in El Nido?

El Nido gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

El Nido (Philippines) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,256 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

El Nido averages 0 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.

El Nido has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 25 May 2010) and the coldest 22.0 °C (on 12 January 1972).

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

El NidoMimaropa

coords: 11.19°, 119.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.0°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

25.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,256mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

20.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

237 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.3 °C

Average feels-like low

28.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

33.9 °C

25 May 2010

Coldest day

22.0 °C

12 January 1972

Wettest day

283 mm

24 November 1958

Windiest day

68.7 km/h

17 December 2021

Strongest gust

116.6 km/h

17 December 2021

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

25 May 2010

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

1 March 1963

Sunniest day

12.1 h

17 July 2011

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C31 July 2025	24.6 °C23 August 2025	27.5 °C	3,966 mm	88
2024	33.6 °C27 April 2024	25.1 °C11 July 2024	28.2 °C	2,542 mm	181
2023	32.2 °C29 April 2023	24.5 °C16 January 2023	27.8 °C	2,226 mm	147
2022	31.9 °C12 May 2022	24.8 °C31 December 2022	27.6 °C	2,607 mm	97
2021	31.8 °C7 August 2021	24.3 °C20 February 2021	27.5 °C	2,898 mm	77
2020	32.9 °C24 May 2020	24.9 °C13 January 2020	27.8 °C	2,358 mm	150
2019	32.8 °C19 April 2019	23.5 °C10 March 2019	27.6 °C	1,865 mm	122
2018	31.7 °C19 June 2018	23.1 °C9 February 2018	27.5 °C	2,293 mm	87
2017	31.5 °C2 May 2017	24.3 °C10 February 2017	27.4 °C	2,801 mm	78
2016	32.5 °C11 May 2016	24.0 °C18 January 2016	27.7 °C	2,478 mm	116
2015	32.9 °C20 May 2015	24.1 °C19 March 2015	27.5 °C	1,582 mm	96
2014	31.5 °C5 June 2014	23.1 °C3 February 2014	27.2 °C	2,242 mm	70
2013	32.6 °C6 May 2013	23.3 °C20 February 2013	27.3 °C	2,794 mm	79
2012	32.0 °C18 June 2012	24.3 °C2 September 2012	27.3 °C	2,448 mm	57
2011	31.5 °C26 June 2011	24.1 °C20 January 2011	27.2 °C	2,544 mm	54
2010	33.9 °C25 May 2010	24.5 °C29 January 2010	27.7 °C	2,290 mm	144
2009	31.6 °C16 April 2009	24.1 °C16 February 2009	27.3 °C	2,453 mm	88
2008	31.8 °C9 April 2008	24.2 °C14 January 2008	27.1 °C	2,564 mm	68
2007	32.3 °C19 April 2007	23.2 °C30 November 2007	27.5 °C	2,457 mm	126
2006	31.7 °C1 April 2006	24.5 °C11 October 2006	27.4 °C	2,390 mm	96
2005	32.8 °C28 April 2005	22.6 °C17 January 2005	27.2 °C	2,520 mm	102
2004	32.3 °C14 April 2004	23.9 °C15 October 2004	27.4 °C	1,909 mm	99
2003	32.3 °C6 May 2003	23.9 °C24 January 2003	27.3 °C	2,074 mm	94
2002	31.6 °C29 May 2002	23.2 °C5 February 2002	27.3 °C	1,950 mm	95
2001	32.0 °C4 May 2001	24.2 °C24 February 2001	27.2 °C	2,733 mm	80
2000	31.0 °C28 April 2000	24.3 °C7 February 2000	27.0 °C	2,517 mm	32
1999	31.8 °C8 June 1999	24.2 °C13 November 1999	27.0 °C	2,925 mm	40
1998	32.7 °C30 April 1998	24.6 °C12 March 1998	27.7 °C	2,313 mm	168
1997	31.8 °C16 May 1997	23.5 °C3 January 1997	27.2 °C	1,705 mm	109
1996	31.7 °C31 March 1996	22.8 °C29 December 1996	26.9 °C	2,395 mm	58
1995	32.2 °C9 May 1995	23.9 °C30 December 1995	27.1 °C	2,455 mm	85
1994	31.1 °C3 April 1994	23.6 °C22 February 1994	27.2 °C	2,043 mm	42
1993	32.6 °C25 May 1993	22.7 °C29 January 1993	27.1 °C	2,130 mm	71
1992	32.2 °C8 May 1992	22.6 °C17 January 1992	27.1 °C	1,960 mm	91
1991	32.3 °C21 June 1991	23.3 °C11 November 1991	27.3 °C	1,660 mm	80
1990	32.2 °C10 May 1990	23.8 °C2 December 1990	27.2 °C	2,265 mm	77
1989	31.4 °C23 July 1989	23.2 °C12 February 1989	26.9 °C	2,035 mm	37
1988	32.1 °C13 May 1988	23.4 °C14 December 1988	27.4 °C	2,379 mm	119
1987	32.0 °C23 May 1987	23.2 °C6 February 1987	27.3 °C	1,980 mm	95
1986	32.8 °C22 May 1986	23.6 °C25 January 1986	26.9 °C	2,255 mm	64
1985	31.0 °C31 May 1985	23.1 °C11 January 1985	26.9 °C	2,206 mm	39
1984	31.3 °C31 March 1984	23.7 °C21 October 1984	26.7 °C	2,702 mm	37
1983	32.3 °C5 June 1983	23.6 °C16 February 1983	27.3 °C	1,899 mm	106
1982	32.1 °C27 April 1982	23.6 °C9 March 1982	26.9 °C	1,971 mm	52
1981	31.9 °C14 April 1981	22.6 °C20 December 1981	27.1 °C	2,308 mm	97
1980	32.8 °C24 April 1980	24.0 °C13 February 1980	27.0 °C	2,546 mm	70
1979	32.4 °C10 May 1979	23.3 °C12 January 1979	27.2 °C	2,230 mm	95
1978	31.8 °C1 April 1978	23.3 °C16 February 1978	27.1 °C	2,439 mm	83
1977	31.8 °C14 May 1977	23.6 °C20 February 1977	27.0 °C	2,514 mm	74
1976	31.6 °C3 July 1976	22.0 °C6 February 1976	26.7 °C	2,401 mm	42
1975	31.3 °C27 June 1975	23.5 °C17 February 1975	26.7 °C	2,751 mm	44
1974	31.5 °C11 May 1974	22.5 °C11 January 1974	26.7 °C	2,080 mm	59
1973	32.1 °C4 May 1973	23.4 °C1 February 1973	27.1 °C	2,044 mm	104
1972	31.2 °C29 April 1972	22.0 °C12 January 1972	26.8 °C	1,815 mm	43
1971	30.2 °C19 April 1971	22.4 °C13 January 1971	26.4 °C	2,120 mm	8
1970	31.7 °C19 April 1970	24.1 °C13 November 1970	27.0 °C	2,479 mm	77
1969	32.0 °C27 May 1969	23.8 °C20 February 1969	27.0 °C	1,976 mm	60
1968	32.4 °C28 May 1968	22.7 °C20 February 1968	26.9 °C	1,330 mm	84
1967	32.7 °C6 June 1967	22.7 °C18 November 1967	26.8 °C	1,350 mm	67
1966	32.5 °C2 May 1966	23.8 °C26 March 1966	26.9 °C	1,752 mm	38
1965	31.2 °C29 May 1965	22.2 °C23 January 1965	26.4 °C	2,061 mm	16
1964	31.0 °C27 May 1964	23.7 °C1 December 1964	26.6 °C	2,225 mm	14
1963	31.6 °C7 June 1963	22.7 °C1 February 1963	26.6 °C	1,394 mm	45
1962	31.6 °C12 May 1962	22.8 °C3 February 1962	26.8 °C	1,851 mm	43
1961	31.7 °C24 April 1961	23.1 °C20 January 1961	26.9 °C	1,766 mm	47
1960	31.3 °C8 June 1960	23.3 °C17 December 1960	26.9 °C	1,932 mm	55
1959	32.4 °C26 April 1959	23.9 °C18 August 1959	26.9 °C	1,606 mm	65
1958	32.4 °C22 May 1958	23.6 °C26 March 1958	27.0 °C	2,161 mm	74
1957	33.2 °C13 May 1957	23.5 °C7 February 1957	26.9 °C	1,990 mm	52
1956	30.5 °C31 March 1956	23.5 °C17 September 1956	26.4 °C	2,888 mm	11
1955	31.1 °C25 April 1955	23.2 °C23 December 1955	26.6 °C	2,208 mm	43
1954	30.9 °C12 April 1954	23.8 °C30 September 1954	26.8 °C	2,167 mm	37
1953	31.2 °C1 May 1953	23.8 °C28 September 1953	27.0 °C	1,397 mm	54
1952	32.3 °C18 May 1952	24.0 °C14 November 1952	26.9 °C	1,788 mm	62
1951	30.7 °C17 May 1951	23.2 °C1 February 1951	26.9 °C	1,937 mm	29
1950	31.7 °C15 May 1950	23.4 °C22 December 1950	26.7 °C	1,503 mm	47
1949	30.6 °C27 May 1949	23.5 °C9 January 1949	26.5 °C	2,930 mm	15
1948	31.3 °C25 May 1948	22.9 °C16 January 1948	26.5 °C	1,778 mm	34
1947	30.6 °C31 May 1947	23.8 °C28 December 1947	26.7 °C	2,029 mm	12
1946	30.4 °C16 May 1946	23.5 °C11 August 1946	26.4 °C	2,956 mm	5
1945	30.8 °C9 May 1945	22.8 °C25 December 1945	26.4 °C	3,001 mm	5
1944	30.4 °C17 June 1944	22.8 °C7 February 1944	26.2 °C	3,723 mm	6
1943	31.2 °C21 June 1943	22.9 °C30 January 1943	25.9 °C	2,085 mm	11
1942	30.4 °C11 May 1942	23.2 °C19 December 1942	26.3 °C	2,461 mm	4
1941	31.9 °C25 April 1941	23.4 °C9 February 1941	26.4 °C	2,654 mm	9
1940	30.6 °C30 May 1940	22.3 °C24 January 1940	26.2 °C	2,587 mm	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.3 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3966 mm

+1710 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+1.0 °C	153 mm	+91 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+0.5 °C	214 mm	+178 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+0.3 °C	126 mm	+81 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+0.3 °C	68 mm	+11 mm
May	29.9 °C	-0.1 °C	295 mm	+130 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	+0.1 °C	414 mm	+135 mm
Jul	29.7 °C	+0.9 °C	459 mm	+130 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.4 °C	516 mm	+204 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+0.4 °C	471 mm	+150 mm
Oct	29.0 °C	+0.5 °C	645 mm	+370 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+0.6 °C	455 mm	+238 mm
Dec	29.2 °C	+1.0 °C	152 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

24.6 °C

23 Aug 2025

Wettest day

124.7 mm

30 Oct 2025

Windiest day

57.1 km/h

5 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

102.6 km/h

5 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.5 °C

5 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

27 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of El Nido?

El Nido has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 2,256 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Nido?

The hottest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2010, reaching 33.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in El Nido?

The coldest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1972, at 22.0 °C.

Does it snow in El Nido?

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

Has the climate of El Nido warmed?

Yes: El Nido warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in El Nido?

The wettest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1958, with 283 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in El Nido?

The windiest day measured in El Nido between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with winds reaching 68.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in El Nido?

The warmest month in El Nido is April (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.4 °C).

How much does it rain in El Nido?

El Nido receives on average 2,256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Is it sunny in El Nido?

El Nido gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in El Nido?

Yes: El Nido has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Nido?

In El Nido, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 May 2010, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 1 March 1963.

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