Palayan climate — normals and trends
Palayan (Philippines) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,048 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Palayan averages 0 frost days, 262 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Palayan has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 29 May 2021) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 8 December 1942).
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
PalayanCentral Luzon
- coords
- 15.54°, 121.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,048mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
262 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
331 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
39.0 °C
29 May 2021
Coldest day
13.2 °C
8 December 1942
Wettest day
284 mm
5 November 1980
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
4 November 1967
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
4 November 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
9 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
12.9 °C
8 December 1942
Sunniest day
12.4 h
1 June 1957
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 | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 70 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 385 mm | +104 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 524 mm | +147 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 486 mm | +104 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 461 mm | +137 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 343 mm | +115 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 281 mm | +167 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palayan?
Palayan has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,048 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palayan?
The hottest day measured in Palayan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2021, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palayan?
The coldest day measured in Palayan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1942, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Palayan?
Almost never: Palayan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palayan warmed?
Yes: Palayan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palayan?
The wettest day measured in Palayan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1980, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palayan?
The windiest day measured in Palayan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1967, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palayan?
The warmest month in Palayan is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Palayan?
Palayan receives on average 2,048 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palayan?
Palayan gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palayan?
Yes: Palayan has on average 331 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palayan?
In Palayan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 9 May 2020, and the lowest was 12.9 °C on 8 December 1942.
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