Malita climate — normals and trends
Malita (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,753 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Malita averages 0 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 251 rainy days per year.
Malita has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 21 April 1969) and the coldest 18.2 °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
MalitaDavao Region
- coords
- 6.42°, 125.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,753mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
131 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
251 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
35.5 °C
21 April 1969
Coldest day
18.2 °C
25 January 1965
Wettest day
155 mm
29 June 1970
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
30 November 2000
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
18 October 1970
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
25 October 2009
Coldest feels-like
19.7 °C
15 February 1940
Sunniest day
12.3 h
2 June 2003
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 | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 176 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 162 mm | +74 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 166 mm | +78 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 136 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 402 mm | +223 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 257 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 116 mm | -70 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 285 mm | +104 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 220 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 251 mm | +73 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 152 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 116 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malita?
Malita has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malita?
The hottest day measured in Malita between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1969, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malita?
The coldest day measured in Malita between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1965, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Malita?
Almost never: Malita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malita warmed?
Yes: Malita warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malita?
The wettest day measured in Malita between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1970, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malita?
The windiest day measured in Malita between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2000, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malita?
The warmest month in Malita is April (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Malita?
Malita receives on average 1,753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 251 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malita?
Malita gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malita?
Yes: Malita has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malita?
In Malita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 25 October 2009, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 15 February 1940.
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