Palo climate — normals and trends
Palo (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,011 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Palo averages 0 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 285 rainy days per year.
Palo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 13 June 2018) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 18 February 1944).
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
PaloEastern Visayas
- coords
- 11.16°, 124.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,011mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
285 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
32.9 °C
13 June 2018
Coldest day
21.5 °C
18 February 1944
Wettest day
267 mm
15 December 2017
Windiest day
74.5 km/h
24 January 1975
Strongest gust
155.9 km/h
21 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
12 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
19.8 °C
24 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.7 h
15 June 1943
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 | 28.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 289 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 279 mm | +134 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 397 mm | +271 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 101 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 236 mm | +108 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 268 mm | +95 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 163 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 338 mm | +184 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 300 mm | +122 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 292 mm | +100 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 292 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 290 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palo?
Palo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,011 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palo?
The hottest day measured in Palo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2018, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palo?
The coldest day measured in Palo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1944, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Palo?
Almost never: Palo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palo warmed?
Yes: Palo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palo?
The wettest day measured in Palo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2017, with 267 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palo?
The windiest day measured in Palo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1975, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palo?
The warmest month in Palo is May (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Palo?
Palo receives on average 2,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 285 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palo?
Palo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palo?
Yes: Palo has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palo?
In Palo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 12 June 2014, and the lowest was 19.8 °C on 24 January 1975.
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