Malaybalay climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Malaybalay?

Malaybalay has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,951 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malaybalay?

The hottest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 32.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Malaybalay?

The coldest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1947, at 10.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Malaybalay?

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

Q: Has the climate of Malaybalay warmed?

Yes: Malaybalay warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Malaybalay?

The wettest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2023, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Malaybalay?

The windiest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1942, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Malaybalay?

The warmest month in Malaybalay is May (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Malaybalay?

Malaybalay receives on average 2,951 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 313 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Malaybalay?

Malaybalay gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Malaybalay (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,951 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Malaybalay averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 313 rainy days per year.

Malaybalay has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 6 March 1947).

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

MalaybalayNorthern Mindanao

coords: 8.16°, 125.13°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,951mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

88%

Average peak wind

7.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

313 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.3 °C

Average feels-like low

21.3 °C

Average peak gust

30.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

55 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °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

32.6 °C

6 May 2019

Coldest day

10.7 °C

6 March 1947

Wettest day

236 mm

18 December 2023

Windiest day

20.8 km/h

18 November 1942

Strongest gust

92.9 km/h

4 December 2012

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

14 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

10.0 °C

6 March 1947

Sunniest day

12.5 h

15 June 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.8 °C31 July 2025	18.0 °C3 February 2025	23.4 °C	3,876 mm	9
2024	32.0 °C23 May 2024	17.0 °C14 March 2024	23.6 °C	3,212 mm	32
2023	31.4 °C10 May 2023	15.4 °C8 February 2023	23.6 °C	3,853 mm	12
2022	31.1 °C2 September 2022	16.7 °C21 January 2022	23.3 °C	3,761 mm	7
2021	31.2 °C25 July 2021	16.7 °C7 March 2021	23.3 °C	3,969 mm	13
2020	30.7 °C8 April 2020	15.6 °C22 February 2020	23.3 °C	3,040 mm	10
2019	32.6 °C6 May 2019	14.8 °C18 February 2019	23.4 °C	2,289 mm	27
2018	32.5 °C23 May 2018	16.3 °C28 March 2018	23.4 °C	2,335 mm	27
2017	30.5 °C20 May 2017	16.9 °C13 February 2017	23.3 °C	3,916 mm	11
2016	31.4 °C26 April 2016	16.0 °C17 January 2016	23.5 °C	2,757 mm	17
2015	31.2 °C27 May 2015	16.1 °C23 February 2015	23.4 °C	2,484 mm	15
2014	30.8 °C22 April 2014	15.4 °C22 February 2014	23.2 °C	3,341 mm	12
2013	30.3 °C21 September 2013	17.7 °C29 March 2013	23.3 °C	3,226 mm	7
2012	29.7 °C31 March 2012	17.8 °C4 February 2012	23.0 °C	3,176 mm	0
2011	30.3 °C29 August 2011	16.5 °C25 February 2011	23.1 °C	3,922 mm	2
2010	30.7 °C7 June 2010	15.8 °C7 February 2010	23.2 °C	2,685 mm	5
2009	30.2 °C27 April 2009	16.2 °C1 December 2009	23.2 °C	3,336 mm	4
2008	30.7 °C2 October 2008	17.0 °C10 April 2008	22.9 °C	3,490 mm	1
2007	30.5 °C19 April 2007	16.7 °C4 April 2007	23.1 °C	3,016 mm	8
2006	30.2 °C8 May 2006	16.1 °C22 December 2006	23.1 °C	2,655 mm	2
2005	31.2 °C24 April 2005	14.9 °C3 March 2005	23.1 °C	2,574 mm	10
2004	31.0 °C20 April 2004	15.5 °C9 January 2004	23.0 °C	2,215 mm	7
2003	30.7 °C22 April 2003	15.2 °C17 March 2003	22.8 °C	2,932 mm	4
2002	30.4 °C7 May 2002	15.5 °C3 March 2002	22.8 °C	2,369 mm	2
2001	29.8 °C9 April 2001	15.0 °C9 March 2001	22.6 °C	3,151 mm	0
2000	30.0 °C3 September 2000	16.2 °C1 May 2000	22.4 °C	3,460 mm	1
1999	29.6 °C12 April 1999	15.8 °C8 October 1999	22.2 °C	3,798 mm	0
1998	32.4 °C26 April 1998	13.9 °C19 March 1998	22.7 °C	2,256 mm	20
1997	29.6 °C19 April 1997	14.4 °C26 January 1997	22.2 °C	2,851 mm	0
1996	30.3 °C1 May 1996	13.7 °C30 December 1996	22.2 °C	3,336 mm	1
1995	29.3 °C1 October 1995	13.9 °C4 March 1995	22.2 °C	3,190 mm	0
1994	29.7 °C19 May 1994	15.0 °C16 January 1994	22.4 °C	2,487 mm	0
1993	30.2 °C3 May 1993	15.6 °C21 March 1993	22.4 °C	2,711 mm	2
1992	30.6 °C13 April 1992	13.9 °C18 February 1992	22.3 °C	2,393 mm	4
1991	30.7 °C15 April 1991	14.6 °C30 December 1991	22.4 °C	2,254 mm	1
1990	31.3 °C16 April 1990	14.5 °C20 January 1990	22.5 °C	2,384 mm	12
1989	29.6 °C30 May 1989	15.9 °C30 January 1989	22.5 °C	2,897 mm	0
1988	29.6 °C20 May 1988	15.9 °C2 January 1988	22.6 °C	2,632 mm	0
1987	31.7 °C20 May 1987	14.2 °C11 January 1987	22.7 °C	2,477 mm	13
1986	30.5 °C7 May 1986	14.5 °C22 December 1986	22.4 °C	3,065 mm	1
1985	30.4 °C3 May 1985	14.4 °C23 December 1985	22.3 °C	3,475 mm	1
1984	29.6 °C29 September 1984	14.8 °C8 January 1984	22.2 °C	2,775 mm	0
1983	31.3 °C20 May 1983	14.3 °C27 February 1983	22.4 °C	2,792 mm	12
1982	29.4 °C29 June 1982	14.4 °C19 December 1982	22.2 °C	2,596 mm	0
1981	30.4 °C12 June 1981	13.2 °C20 March 1981	22.2 °C	2,465 mm	2
1980	30.4 °C23 May 1980	14.4 °C6 February 1980	22.3 °C	3,238 mm	2
1979	30.3 °C8 April 1979	14.1 °C20 March 1979	22.3 °C	2,687 mm	4
1978	29.6 °C24 May 1978	15.2 °C6 February 1978	22.2 °C	3,300 mm	0
1977	30.2 °C4 May 1977	15.4 °C21 December 1977	22.2 °C	3,046 mm	1
1976	29.1 °C3 May 1976	13.7 °C5 February 1976	21.9 °C	2,830 mm	0
1975	29.6 °C12 August 1975	13.1 °C12 March 1975	21.8 °C	3,037 mm	0
1974	29.3 °C4 May 1974	14.8 °C6 May 1974	21.8 °C	2,822 mm	0
1973	30.0 °C4 April 1973	14.7 °C30 January 1973	22.3 °C	2,540 mm	2
1972	30.1 °C14 July 1972	13.5 °C12 January 1972	21.9 °C	2,652 mm	2
1971	30.0 °C28 April 1971	14.6 °C13 January 1971	21.9 °C	2,868 mm	1
1970	29.8 °C2 May 1970	14.3 °C13 March 1970	22.1 °C	2,956 mm	0
1969	29.8 °C18 April 1969	14.6 °C28 February 1969	22.0 °C	2,284 mm	0
1968	29.5 °C3 June 1968	13.4 °C20 February 1968	21.6 °C	2,329 mm	0
1967	29.5 °C7 June 1967	12.9 °C8 December 1967	21.4 °C	2,223 mm	0
1966	27.6 °C9 April 1966	13.3 °C25 March 1966	21.0 °C	2,443 mm	0
1965	27.1 °C30 May 1965	12.8 °C25 January 1965	20.6 °C	2,742 mm	0
1964	27.8 °C25 May 1964	14.9 °C4 January 1964	20.9 °C	3,026 mm	0
1963	31.1 °C7 May 1963	14.5 °C2 April 1963	21.9 °C	2,627 mm	2
1962	29.2 °C15 May 1962	14.5 °C16 November 1962	21.8 °C	3,125 mm	0
1961	29.6 °C27 August 1961	12.9 °C21 January 1961	21.8 °C	2,800 mm	0
1960	30.1 °C23 August 1960	13.2 °C21 March 1960	21.9 °C	2,780 mm	1
1959	29.2 °C25 April 1959	13.4 °C11 January 1959	21.7 °C	2,504 mm	0
1958	30.2 °C13 April 1958	12.0 °C9 February 1958	21.9 °C	2,562 mm	1
1957	29.6 °C11 May 1957	15.0 °C20 February 1957	21.8 °C	2,640 mm	0
1956	28.4 °C1 September 1956	14.4 °C2 January 1956	21.4 °C	3,992 mm	0
1955	29.3 °C25 May 1955	14.2 °C21 December 1955	21.6 °C	3,300 mm	0
1954	29.3 °C20 April 1954	15.1 °C14 February 1954	21.6 °C	3,041 mm	0
1953	29.6 °C28 April 1953	14.1 °C3 January 1953	21.7 °C	2,495 mm	0
1952	28.9 °C6 May 1952	14.2 °C21 January 1952	21.7 °C	3,228 mm	0
1951	28.8 °C19 October 1951	13.8 °C16 March 1951	21.6 °C	2,728 mm	0
1950	29.0 °C14 April 1950	14.5 °C13 January 1950	21.6 °C	2,893 mm	0
1949	28.8 °C28 July 1949	13.6 °C23 March 1949	21.4 °C	4,406 mm	0
1948	27.2 °C20 May 1948	14.4 °C16 January 1948	20.7 °C	3,121 mm	0
1947	26.9 °C9 October 1947	10.7 °C6 March 1947	20.8 °C	3,175 mm	0
1946	27.4 °C26 August 1946	15.3 °C1 February 1946	20.7 °C	3,049 mm	0
1945	27.8 °C29 April 1945	13.8 °C24 February 1945	20.9 °C	3,126 mm	0
1944	30.5 °C5 May 1944	13.6 °C6 February 1944	21.2 °C	3,169 mm	2
1943	27.1 °C16 June 1943	14.4 °C3 January 1943	20.5 °C	3,228 mm	0
1942	27.2 °C4 May 1942	14.2 °C2 February 1942	20.7 °C	2,978 mm	0
1941	27.9 °C21 April 1941	14.1 °C21 January 1941	20.8 °C	3,126 mm	0
1940	27.3 °C1 September 1940	14.0 °C24 February 1940	20.7 °C	2,793 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.8 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3876 mm

+925 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.0 °C	+1.8 °C	187 mm	-21 mm
Feb	26.2 °C	+0.7 °C	273 mm	+95 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+1.2 °C	268 mm	+106 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+1.0 °C	109 mm	-39 mm
May	28.3 °C	+0.6 °C	432 mm	+173 mm
Jun	27.9 °C	+0.6 °C	414 mm	+106 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+1.2 °C	255 mm	-70 mm
Aug	27.8 °C	+0.5 °C	543 mm	+206 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+1.1 °C	493 mm	+151 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+1.3 °C	391 mm	+105 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	+1.3 °C	246 mm	+43 mm
Dec	27.8 °C	+2.0 °C	267 mm	+71 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.8 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

18.0 °C

3 Feb 2025

Wettest day

99.4 mm

14 Sep 2025

Windiest day

16.5 km/h

8 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

18 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

10 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.9 °C

13 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

4 Aug 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Malaybalay?

Malaybalay has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,951 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malaybalay?

The hottest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 32.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Malaybalay?

The coldest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1947, at 10.7 °C.

Does it snow in Malaybalay?

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

Has the climate of Malaybalay warmed?

Yes: Malaybalay warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Malaybalay?

The wettest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2023, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Malaybalay?

The windiest day measured in Malaybalay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1942, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Malaybalay?

The warmest month in Malaybalay is May (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Malaybalay?

Malaybalay receives on average 2,951 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 313 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Malaybalay?

Malaybalay gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Malaybalay?

Yes: Malaybalay has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malaybalay?

In Malaybalay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 14 April 2016, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 6 March 1947.

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