Kidapawan climate — normals and trends
Kidapawan (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 3,343 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kidapawan averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 309 rainy days per year.
Kidapawan has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 25 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
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- coords
- 7.01°, 125.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,343mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
6.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
309 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
348 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
37.3 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
15.7 °C
25 January 1965
Wettest day
159 mm
25 November 2009
Windiest day
17.8 km/h
16 October 2017
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
20 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
26 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
16.4 °C
25 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
15 June 2022
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 | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 407 mm | +113 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 369 mm | +103 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 448 mm | +189 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 298 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 505 mm | +175 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 479 mm | +156 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 143 mm | -122 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 474 mm | +235 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 352 mm | +104 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 397 mm | +109 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 321 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 286 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kidapawan?
Kidapawan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 3,343 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kidapawan?
The hottest day measured in Kidapawan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kidapawan?
The coldest day measured in Kidapawan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1965, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kidapawan?
Almost never: Kidapawan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kidapawan warmed?
Yes: Kidapawan warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kidapawan?
The wettest day measured in Kidapawan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2009, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kidapawan?
The windiest day measured in Kidapawan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2017, with winds reaching 17.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kidapawan?
The warmest month in Kidapawan is April (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kidapawan?
Kidapawan receives on average 3,343 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 309 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kidapawan?
Kidapawan gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kidapawan?
Yes: Kidapawan has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kidapawan?
In Kidapawan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 26 April 1998, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 25 January 1965.
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