Escalante climate — normals and trends
Escalante (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,151 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Escalante averages 0 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 284 rainy days per year.
Escalante has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 2 August 2021) and the coldest 20.3 °C (on 5 April 1963).
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
EscalanteWestern Visayas
- coords
- 10.84°, 123.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,151mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
284 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
33.9 °C
2 August 2021
Coldest day
20.3 °C
5 April 1963
Wettest day
200 mm
8 January 1972
Windiest day
73.9 km/h
16 December 2021
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
25 January 1975
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
26 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
19.3 °C
24 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.5 h
31 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 422 mm | +181 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 257 mm | +92 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 354 mm | +226 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 70 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 342 mm | +213 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 309 mm | +126 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 175 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 306 mm | +145 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 338 mm | +152 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 376 mm | +175 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 367 mm | +149 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 245 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Escalante?
Escalante has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,151 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Escalante?
The hottest day measured in Escalante between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2021, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Escalante?
The coldest day measured in Escalante between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1963, at 20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Escalante?
Almost never: Escalante sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Escalante warmed?
Yes: Escalante warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Escalante?
The wettest day measured in Escalante between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1972, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Escalante?
The windiest day measured in Escalante between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2021, with winds reaching 73.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Escalante?
The warmest month in Escalante is May (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Escalante?
Escalante receives on average 2,151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 284 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Escalante?
Escalante gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Escalante?
Yes: Escalante has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Escalante?
In Escalante, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 26 August 2020, and the lowest was 19.3 °C on 24 January 1975.
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