Iligan City climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Iligan City?

Iligan City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 3,280 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Iligan City?

The coldest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, at 14.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Iligan City?

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

Q: Has the climate of Iligan City warmed?

Yes: Iligan City warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Iligan City?

The wettest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Iligan City?

The windiest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2009, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Iligan City?

The warmest month in Iligan City is May (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Iligan City?

Iligan City receives on average 3,280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Iligan City?

Iligan City gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Iligan City (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 3,280 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Iligan City averages 0 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.

Iligan City has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 12 April 1998) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 6 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

Iligan CitySoccsksargen

coords: 8.25°, 124.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

24.7°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

21.6°C

Annual rainfall

3,280mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

9.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

312 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.6 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

28.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

336 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · 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

34.3 °C

12 April 1998

Coldest day

14.9 °C

6 February 1944

Wettest day

237 mm

1 August 2020

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

25 November 2009

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

4 December 2012

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

8 May 2014

Coldest feels-like

14.8 °C

25 January 1965

Sunniest day

12.5 h

5 June 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C25 July 2025	20.5 °C13 December 2025	26.0 °C	4,858 mm	131
2024	33.2 °C3 September 2024	20.7 °C16 March 2024	26.3 °C	3,588 mm	177
2023	32.7 °C2 August 2023	19.6 °C8 February 2023	26.1 °C	3,719 mm	153
2022	32.1 °C17 September 2022	19.8 °C23 February 2022	25.9 °C	5,154 mm	122
2021	33.2 °C28 July 2021	19.9 °C7 March 2021	25.9 °C	4,448 mm	149
2020	32.0 °C21 May 2020	18.8 °C4 February 2020	25.8 °C	4,225 mm	123
2019	33.1 °C9 August 2019	18.8 °C14 February 2019	25.9 °C	2,170 mm	160
2018	32.3 °C12 August 2018	19.9 °C30 March 2018	25.9 °C	2,579 mm	146
2017	32.5 °C31 July 2017	19.4 °C24 March 2017	25.9 °C	4,377 mm	128
2016	32.2 °C30 April 2016	19.6 °C25 January 2016	26.1 °C	2,983 mm	156
2015	32.5 °C1 June 2015	19.5 °C17 March 2015	25.9 °C	2,444 mm	131
2014	32.5 °C12 June 2014	17.9 °C26 January 2014	25.7 °C	3,604 mm	131
2013	32.5 °C21 September 2013	19.5 °C15 December 2013	25.8 °C	3,919 mm	144
2012	32.3 °C2 August 2012	20.5 °C14 December 2012	25.7 °C	3,665 mm	98
2011	31.6 °C28 August 2011	18.3 °C25 February 2011	25.7 °C	4,415 mm	110
2010	31.8 °C14 April 2010	18.8 °C6 February 2010	25.8 °C	4,113 mm	110
2009	32.3 °C7 August 2009	19.3 °C1 December 2009	25.7 °C	3,474 mm	150
2008	31.8 °C15 May 2008	19.1 °C3 February 2008	25.5 °C	4,187 mm	96
2007	31.7 °C5 October 2007	19.4 °C7 March 2007	25.6 °C	3,513 mm	103
2006	32.0 °C16 May 2006	19.3 °C5 January 2006	25.7 °C	2,830 mm	107
2005	31.7 °C31 May 2005	18.5 °C2 March 2005	25.4 °C	3,190 mm	81
2004	31.7 °C27 August 2004	19.1 °C30 January 2004	25.4 °C	2,427 mm	72
2003	31.9 °C28 May 2003	18.6 °C11 February 2003	25.2 °C	2,997 mm	62
2002	31.7 °C9 July 2002	19.0 °C3 March 2002	25.3 °C	2,394 mm	77
2001	31.4 °C16 October 2001	18.5 °C9 March 2001	25.1 °C	3,125 mm	53
2000	31.8 °C15 September 2000	18.7 °C24 March 2000	24.9 °C	4,162 mm	74
1999	31.8 °C25 July 1999	17.6 °C16 February 1999	24.7 °C	4,957 mm	47
1998	34.3 °C12 April 1998	18.3 °C9 March 1998	25.4 °C	3,411 mm	126
1997	32.1 °C22 August 1997	17.0 °C22 January 1997	24.7 °C	2,760 mm	69
1996	32.2 °C17 September 1996	15.6 °C30 December 1996	24.7 °C	4,241 mm	53
1995	31.5 °C11 June 1995	17.9 °C3 March 1995	24.7 °C	4,040 mm	44
1994	31.4 °C6 August 1994	18.1 °C12 February 1994	25.0 °C	2,614 mm	40
1993	31.2 °C13 August 1993	18.7 °C4 January 1993	24.9 °C	2,838 mm	30
1992	31.5 °C23 April 1992	17.7 °C11 March 1992	25.0 °C	2,133 mm	75
1991	31.4 °C17 September 1991	17.6 °C31 December 1991	25.1 °C	2,251 mm	55
1990	31.7 °C1 September 1990	17.8 °C21 December 1990	25.1 °C	2,351 mm	66
1989	32.1 °C10 September 1989	18.3 °C11 December 1989	24.9 °C	3,066 mm	56
1988	31.9 °C31 May 1988	18.2 °C2 January 1988	25.1 °C	3,468 mm	71
1987	31.8 °C19 April 1987	18.5 °C12 January 1987	25.2 °C	2,408 mm	93
1986	32.0 °C28 August 1986	16.4 °C16 February 1986	25.0 °C	2,675 mm	84
1985	31.6 °C1 July 1985	17.4 °C8 January 1985	24.8 °C	3,293 mm	51
1984	31.7 °C16 August 1984	18.2 °C8 January 1984	24.8 °C	3,998 mm	32
1983	33.1 °C5 April 1983	18.3 °C4 February 1983	25.1 °C	3,019 mm	90
1982	32.0 °C30 June 1982	19.3 °C20 February 1982	24.7 °C	2,785 mm	28
1981	31.5 °C23 April 1981	17.4 °C22 January 1981	24.8 °C	3,354 mm	65
1980	31.6 °C25 March 1980	19.3 °C6 March 1980	24.8 °C	3,536 mm	38
1979	31.9 °C15 August 1979	16.8 °C14 February 1979	24.9 °C	2,928 mm	79
1978	31.2 °C25 August 1978	17.5 °C28 March 1978	24.9 °C	3,329 mm	49
1977	32.7 °C18 September 1977	18.0 °C1 March 1977	24.8 °C	3,190 mm	33
1976	31.7 °C25 May 1976	16.1 °C5 February 1976	24.4 °C	3,249 mm	30
1975	32.4 °C14 August 1975	16.6 °C23 November 1975	24.4 °C	3,822 mm	33
1974	31.8 °C19 August 1974	16.8 °C16 January 1974	24.3 °C	3,474 mm	38
1973	31.8 °C4 April 1973	16.5 °C28 January 1973	24.9 °C	3,326 mm	73
1972	33.8 °C1 August 1972	17.4 °C3 February 1972	24.4 °C	2,570 mm	58
1971	31.0 °C28 April 1971	17.4 °C3 December 1971	24.3 °C	3,383 mm	26
1970	31.5 °C15 October 1970	16.6 °C4 December 1970	24.6 °C	3,506 mm	37
1969	31.9 °C2 August 1969	16.7 °C28 February 1969	24.4 °C	2,797 mm	36
1968	32.4 °C25 July 1968	16.6 °C20 February 1968	24.1 °C	2,390 mm	32
1967	32.2 °C9 August 1967	17.0 °C8 December 1967	24.0 °C	2,294 mm	36
1966	29.6 °C21 May 1966	17.5 °C3 December 1966	23.5 °C	2,803 mm	0
1965	29.2 °C16 September 1965	14.9 °C23 January 1965	23.2 °C	2,694 mm	0
1964	29.4 °C25 May 1964	17.0 °C24 March 1964	23.4 °C	3,427 mm	0
1963	33.2 °C11 June 1963	18.6 °C8 February 1963	24.4 °C	2,337 mm	53
1962	32.1 °C1 August 1962	18.3 °C19 April 1962	24.3 °C	3,192 mm	32
1961	33.1 °C25 August 1961	17.1 °C22 January 1961	24.4 °C	2,316 mm	67
1960	33.0 °C21 August 1960	16.6 °C19 December 1960	24.4 °C	3,017 mm	49
1959	30.9 °C26 October 1959	17.2 °C17 January 1959	24.2 °C	2,836 mm	18
1958	31.6 °C6 June 1958	17.5 °C4 December 1958	24.2 °C	2,740 mm	32
1957	31.5 °C19 August 1957	17.7 °C21 November 1957	24.3 °C	2,794 mm	27
1956	30.4 °C6 October 1956	17.8 °C17 January 1956	24.0 °C	4,128 mm	6
1955	30.7 °C13 May 1955	17.2 °C11 February 1955	24.1 °C	4,379 mm	15
1954	30.9 °C15 August 1954	17.9 °C20 January 1954	24.2 °C	3,989 mm	14
1953	31.3 °C27 May 1953	16.7 °C2 January 1953	24.1 °C	2,660 mm	23
1952	31.1 °C8 April 1952	18.1 °C14 February 1952	24.2 °C	2,792 mm	15
1951	31.0 °C16 June 1951	17.1 °C23 February 1951	24.1 °C	3,036 mm	13
1950	30.7 °C10 February 1950	17.9 °C29 December 1950	24.0 °C	3,271 mm	16
1949	30.8 °C24 April 1949	17.1 °C20 March 1949	24.1 °C	5,397 mm	9
1948	28.8 °C31 May 1948	16.3 °C16 January 1948	23.1 °C	3,761 mm	0
1947	28.7 °C31 May 1947	16.5 °C27 January 1947	23.3 °C	3,572 mm	0
1946	29.4 °C26 August 1946	17.9 °C24 December 1946	23.2 °C	2,975 mm	0
1945	28.6 °C6 June 1945	17.0 °C21 February 1945	23.3 °C	3,239 mm	0
1944	30.5 °C19 April 1944	14.9 °C6 February 1944	23.2 °C	2,905 mm	7
1943	30.5 °C22 June 1943	16.4 °C16 December 1943	22.8 °C	3,021 mm	1
1942	28.6 °C15 September 1942	16.9 °C6 December 1942	23.1 °C	3,342 mm	0
1941	30.8 °C15 August 1941	16.8 °C14 February 1941	23.4 °C	2,928 mm	1
1940	29.7 °C4 September 1940	17.1 °C25 January 1940	23.2 °C	2,484 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

131 d/yr

+70

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

4858 mm

+1578 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.1 °C	+1.9 °C	418 mm	+124 mm
Feb	28.9 °C	+1.4 °C	336 mm	+89 mm
Mar	29.6 °C	+1.4 °C	449 mm	+201 mm
Apr	30.1 °C	+1.1 °C	285 mm	+65 mm
May	30.0 °C	+0.8 °C	638 mm	+316 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	+0.7 °C	346 mm	+1 mm
Jul	30.4 °C	+1.7 °C	161 mm	-116 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.2 °C	454 mm	+219 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+1.1 °C	472 mm	+221 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+1.1 °C	485 mm	+223 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	+1.3 °C	321 mm	+37 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	493 mm	+198 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

20.5 °C

13 Dec 2025

Wettest day

108.8 mm

5 Dec 2025

Windiest day

19.6 km/h

9 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

9 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.9 °C

13 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

12 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Iligan City?

Iligan City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 3,280 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Iligan City?

The hottest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Iligan City?

The coldest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, at 14.9 °C.

Does it snow in Iligan City?

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

Has the climate of Iligan City warmed?

Yes: Iligan City warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Iligan City?

The wettest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Iligan City?

The windiest day measured in Iligan City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2009, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Iligan City?

The warmest month in Iligan City is May (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Iligan City?

Iligan City receives on average 3,280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Iligan City?

Iligan City gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Iligan City?

Yes: Iligan City has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Iligan City?

In Iligan City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 8 May 2014, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 25 January 1965.

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