Molave climate — normals and trends
Molave (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,267 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Molave averages 0 frost days, 193 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 253 rainy days per year.
Molave has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 9 April 2016) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 18 December 1960).
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
MolaveZamboanga Peninsula
- coords
- 8.08°, 123.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,267mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
193 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
253 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
38.2 °C
9 April 2016
Coldest day
17.1 °C
18 December 1960
Wettest day
188 mm
5 July 2024
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
2 February 1993
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
10 October 1978
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
23 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
17.8 °C
25 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.2 h
1 June 1952
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 176 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 143 mm | +73 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 139 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 401 mm | +190 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 390 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 426 mm | +133 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 478 mm | +192 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 240 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 339 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 272 mm | +97 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Molave?
Molave has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,267 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Molave?
The hottest day measured in Molave between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2016, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Molave?
The coldest day measured in Molave between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1960, at 17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Molave?
Almost never: Molave sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Molave warmed?
Yes: Molave warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Molave?
The wettest day measured in Molave between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2024, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Molave?
The windiest day measured in Molave between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1993, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Molave?
The warmest month in Molave is April (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Molave?
Molave receives on average 2,267 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 253 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Molave?
Molave gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Molave?
Yes: Molave has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Molave?
In Molave, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 23 April 2010, and the lowest was 17.8 °C on 25 January 1965.
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