Mabalacat climate — normals and trends
Mabalacat (Philippines) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,715 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mabalacat averages 0 frost days, 189 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Mabalacat has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 10 May 1979) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 10 January 1971).
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
MabalacatCentral Luzon
- coords
- 15.22°, 120.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,715mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
189 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
38.9 °C
10 May 1979
Coldest day
13.7 °C
10 January 1971
Wettest day
224 mm
16 December 2015
Windiest day
58.6 km/h
26 December 1947
Strongest gust
135.0 km/h
11 October 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
17 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
10 January 1971
Sunniest day
12.3 h
28 May 1945
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 | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 51 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 63 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 23 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 121 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 318 mm | +91 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 377 mm | +78 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 312 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 450 mm | +187 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 255 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 183 mm | +82 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mabalacat?
Mabalacat has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,715 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mabalacat?
The hottest day measured in Mabalacat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1979, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mabalacat?
The coldest day measured in Mabalacat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1971, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mabalacat?
Almost never: Mabalacat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mabalacat warmed?
Yes: Mabalacat warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mabalacat?
The wettest day measured in Mabalacat between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2015, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mabalacat?
The windiest day measured in Mabalacat between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1947, with winds reaching 58.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mabalacat?
The warmest month in Mabalacat is May (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mabalacat?
Mabalacat receives on average 1,715 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mabalacat?
Mabalacat gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mabalacat?
Yes: Mabalacat has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mabalacat?
In Mabalacat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 17 July 1998, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 10 January 1971.
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