Mankayan climate — normals and trends
Mankayan (Philippines) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 3,311 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mankayan averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.
Mankayan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.0 °C (on 1 April 1979) and the coldest 7.9 °C (on 11 January 1961).
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
MankayanCordillera
- coords
- 16.86°, 120.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
16.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,311mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
249 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
17.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
29.0 °C
1 April 1979
Coldest day
7.9 °C
11 January 1961
Wettest day
449 mm
17 October 1967
Windiest day
33.1 km/h
4 November 1967
Strongest gust
153.4 km/h
4 November 1967
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
18 June 1989
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
7 December 1942
Sunniest day
12.6 h
16 June 1959
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 | 22.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 81 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 166 mm | +115 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 158 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 111 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 348 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 547 mm | +115 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 1133 mm | +543 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 568 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 845 mm | +377 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 364 mm | +67 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 423 mm | +278 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 161 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mankayan?
Mankayan has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 3,311 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mankayan?
The hottest day measured in Mankayan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1979, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mankayan?
The coldest day measured in Mankayan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1961, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Mankayan?
Almost never: Mankayan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mankayan warmed?
Yes: Mankayan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mankayan?
The wettest day measured in Mankayan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with 449 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mankayan?
The windiest day measured in Mankayan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1967, with winds reaching 33.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mankayan?
The warmest month in Mankayan is May (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mankayan?
Mankayan receives on average 3,311 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mankayan?
Mankayan gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mankayan?
Yes: Mankayan has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mankayan?
In Mankayan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 18 June 1989, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 7 December 1942.
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