Papaya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Papaya?

Papaya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,607 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Papaya?

The hottest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1979, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Papaya?

The coldest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1942, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Papaya?

Almost never: Papaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Papaya warmed?

Yes: Papaya warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Papaya?

The wettest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1979, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Papaya?

The windiest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1947, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Papaya?

The warmest month in Papaya is May (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Papaya?

Papaya receives on average 1,607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Papaya?

Papaya gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Papaya (Philippines) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,607 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Papaya averages 0 frost days, 282 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.

Papaya has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 10 May 1979) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 7 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

PapayaCentral Luzon

coords: 15.32°, 120.84°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.0°C

Average daily high

31.6°C

Average daily low

23.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,607mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

12.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

282 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

175 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.6 °C

Average feels-like low

27.4 °C

Average peak gust

31.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

340 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.7 °C

10 May 1979

Coldest day

14.4 °C

7 December 1942

Wettest day

221 mm

2 October 1979

Windiest day

66.2 km/h

26 December 1947

Strongest gust

124.2 km/h

30 June 1964

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

9 May 2020

Coldest feels-like

14.0 °C

7 December 1942

Sunniest day

12.4 h

4 June 1968

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.5 °C25 April 2025	20.6 °C6 December 2025	27.8 °C	2,283 mm	303
2024	39.6 °C27 April 2024	19.3 °C27 January 2024	28.4 °C	1,889 mm	332
2023	37.6 °C8 May 2023	19.2 °C17 February 2023	28.2 °C	1,611 mm	323
2022	37.5 °C12 May 2022	18.2 °C18 January 2022	27.9 °C	1,913 mm	314
2021	39.3 °C29 May 2021	18.9 °C20 February 2021	27.8 °C	1,570 mm	311
2020	37.2 °C6 May 2020	17.6 °C4 February 2020	27.9 °C	1,960 mm	325
2019	37.6 °C25 April 2019	18.5 °C30 January 2019	27.7 °C	1,673 mm	313
2018	37.8 °C2 May 2018	20.7 °C7 February 2018	27.8 °C	1,755 mm	303
2017	37.6 °C13 May 2017	18.4 °C15 February 2017	27.7 °C	1,769 mm	301
2016	37.6 °C12 April 2016	20.3 °C6 January 2016	28.0 °C	1,677 mm	321
2015	37.7 °C8 June 2015	18.7 °C3 February 2015	27.6 °C	1,645 mm	298
2014	38.7 °C20 May 2014	16.0 °C25 January 2014	27.4 °C	1,726 mm	292
2013	36.8 °C6 April 2013	18.9 °C24 January 2013	27.6 °C	1,841 mm	310
2012	36.7 °C19 May 2012	19.9 °C1 December 2012	27.3 °C	2,014 mm	304
2011	37.0 °C7 May 2011	18.1 °C3 February 2011	26.9 °C	2,389 mm	264
2010	37.4 °C16 May 2010	19.0 °C5 February 2010	27.6 °C	1,560 mm	329
2009	35.6 °C16 April 2009	17.9 °C15 January 2009	27.0 °C	2,164 mm	283
2008	36.6 °C23 April 2008	18.7 °C5 January 2008	27.0 °C	1,949 mm	275
2007	37.5 °C18 May 2007	18.4 °C30 January 2007	27.5 °C	1,448 mm	305
2006	36.7 °C7 May 2006	19.1 °C12 January 2006	27.3 °C	1,794 mm	296
2005	37.2 °C16 May 2005	17.6 °C26 January 2005	27.2 °C	1,645 mm	288
2004	37.1 °C27 April 2004	18.1 °C23 December 2004	27.3 °C	1,370 mm	315
2003	37.5 °C15 May 2003	18.4 °C24 December 2003	27.2 °C	1,334 mm	304
2002	36.4 °C12 May 2002	16.9 °C11 January 2002	27.1 °C	1,674 mm	295
2001	35.4 °C18 April 2001	18.1 °C28 December 2001	27.0 °C	1,716 mm	279
2000	36.5 °C1 May 2000	17.5 °C30 January 2000	26.8 °C	2,492 mm	264
1999	34.8 °C28 May 1999	17.6 °C18 February 1999	26.7 °C	1,742 mm	278
1998	37.0 °C25 April 1998	17.8 °C2 January 1998	27.7 °C	1,485 mm	333
1997	36.6 °C20 May 1997	17.1 °C18 January 1997	26.8 °C	1,354 mm	289
1996	36.2 °C6 May 1996	16.8 °C5 January 1996	26.9 °C	1,514 mm	288
1995	37.4 °C9 May 1995	15.7 °C30 December 1995	26.9 °C	2,003 mm	282
1994	36.4 °C16 May 1994	18.8 °C22 January 1994	27.1 °C	1,571 mm	297
1993	37.1 °C28 May 1993	18.0 °C4 February 1993	27.2 °C	1,655 mm	270
1992	36.1 °C30 April 1992	17.7 °C28 November 1992	26.9 °C	1,449 mm	263
1991	36.8 °C9 May 1991	17.0 °C6 December 1991	27.0 °C	1,427 mm	247
1990	37.1 °C6 May 1990	18.2 °C19 January 1990	27.1 °C	1,791 mm	284
1989	36.7 °C15 April 1989	16.8 °C11 December 1989	27.0 °C	1,555 mm	263
1988	37.0 °C21 May 1988	15.6 °C14 December 1988	27.5 °C	1,658 mm	292
1987	37.1 °C7 June 1987	16.9 °C6 February 1987	27.3 °C	1,150 mm	282
1986	35.4 °C5 May 1986	17.1 °C10 December 1986	26.7 °C	1,683 mm	241
1985	37.8 °C8 April 1985	15.4 °C26 December 1985	26.8 °C	1,677 mm	265
1984	36.7 °C5 April 1984	18.3 °C29 December 1984	26.6 °C	2,079 mm	266
1983	36.9 °C17 May 1983	16.4 °C11 February 1983	27.0 °C	1,223 mm	283
1982	36.0 °C18 June 1982	16.7 °C22 January 1982	26.7 °C	1,437 mm	274
1981	36.3 °C19 April 1981	15.2 °C21 December 1981	26.6 °C	1,783 mm	258
1980	36.8 °C27 April 1980	16.1 °C26 December 1980	27.0 °C	1,404 mm	298
1979	39.7 °C10 May 1979	17.1 °C16 December 1979	27.1 °C	1,801 mm	300
1978	38.4 °C10 May 1978	16.0 °C24 January 1978	27.1 °C	2,017 mm	280
1977	37.9 °C14 May 1977	17.3 °C6 March 1977	27.1 °C	1,554 mm	317
1976	37.7 °C5 May 1976	16.0 °C8 February 1976	26.6 °C	2,033 mm	284
1975	38.7 °C28 May 1975	16.8 °C30 December 1975	27.1 °C	1,331 mm	307
1974	37.9 °C9 May 1974	15.2 °C15 January 1974	27.0 °C	1,773 mm	301
1973	37.7 °C1 June 1973	16.6 °C5 February 1973	27.3 °C	1,257 mm	310
1972	37.0 °C14 May 1972	17.0 °C6 March 1972	26.5 °C	2,050 mm	265
1971	37.1 °C9 April 1971	15.2 °C13 January 1971	26.5 °C	1,722 mm	275
1970	38.2 °C1 June 1970	17.5 °C2 February 1970	27.2 °C	1,605 mm	295
1969	39.1 °C12 May 1969	17.8 °C1 March 1969	27.4 °C	959 mm	327
1968	37.8 °C11 May 1968	16.2 °C18 January 1968	27.2 °C	434 mm	333
1967	38.2 °C13 May 1967	16.4 °C8 February 1967	26.8 °C	962 mm	303
1966	38.3 °C15 April 1966	18.8 °C14 January 1966	26.8 °C	1,030 mm	295
1965	35.7 °C19 April 1965	17.0 °C10 January 1965	26.2 °C	907 mm	271
1964	37.6 °C11 May 1964	17.6 °C4 December 1964	26.4 °C	1,527 mm	241
1963	37.6 °C23 May 1963	17.2 °C2 March 1963	26.6 °C	1,274 mm	274
1962	36.5 °C4 May 1962	16.5 °C3 February 1962	27.1 °C	897 mm	298
1961	37.0 °C17 June 1961	16.3 °C20 January 1961	26.8 °C	1,340 mm	279
1960	37.8 °C20 May 1960	18.8 °C6 February 1960	27.4 °C	1,257 mm	315
1959	38.0 °C18 June 1959	17.9 °C19 January 1959	27.4 °C	861 mm	319
1958	38.6 °C23 May 1958	18.0 °C9 December 1958	26.9 °C	1,517 mm	280
1957	37.4 °C19 May 1957	16.9 °C21 November 1957	26.5 °C	1,516 mm	273
1956	36.1 °C28 May 1956	18.0 °C9 January 1956	26.3 °C	1,873 mm	266
1955	38.0 °C21 May 1955	15.3 °C19 December 1955	26.7 °C	1,351 mm	282
1954	38.6 °C26 May 1954	17.0 °C20 December 1954	27.3 °C	1,562 mm	320
1953	39.2 °C2 May 1953	17.3 °C5 January 1953	27.1 °C	1,180 mm	285
1952	38.2 °C6 May 1952	19.4 °C19 March 1952	27.2 °C	1,494 mm	305
1951	37.3 °C1 May 1951	17.2 °C15 January 1951	27.1 °C	1,063 mm	300
1950	36.9 °C11 April 1950	17.9 °C12 December 1950	26.7 °C	1,208 mm	284
1949	38.1 °C30 April 1949	16.2 °C12 January 1949	26.8 °C	1,558 mm	281
1948	36.5 °C8 May 1948	15.8 °C18 January 1948	26.1 °C	1,606 mm	225
1947	36.7 °C9 April 1947	16.9 °C22 November 1947	26.3 °C	2,013 mm	269
1946	36.2 °C14 May 1946	18.1 °C3 February 1946	26.2 °C	1,670 mm	225
1945	36.0 °C26 April 1945	18.5 °C3 December 1945	25.8 °C	1,501 mm	200
1944	35.7 °C25 April 1944	16.0 °C10 January 1944	25.5 °C	2,796 mm	158
1943	34.8 °C15 April 1943	15.2 °C21 January 1943	25.0 °C	1,489 mm	147
1942	35.1 °C24 April 1942	14.4 °C7 December 1942	25.8 °C	1,651 mm	223
1941	34.3 °C29 March 1941	17.1 °C11 January 1941	25.6 °C	2,051 mm	205
1940	35.4 °C28 April 1940	16.6 °C3 January 1940	25.4 °C	1,987 mm	151

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.0 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

303 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2283 mm

+676 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.4 °C	+0.4 °C	61 mm	+40 mm
Feb	30.9 °C	-0.1 °C	67 mm	+50 mm
Mar	33.1 °C	+0.4 °C	17 mm	-4 mm
Apr	36.2 °C	+1.7 °C	13 mm	-16 mm
May	35.4 °C	+1.0 °C	122 mm	-7 mm
Jun	32.3 °C	-0.2 °C	317 mm	+105 mm
Jul	30.4 °C	-0.9 °C	380 mm	+95 mm
Aug	31.9 °C	+1.1 °C	321 mm	+33 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	-0.5 °C	415 mm	+154 mm
Oct	31.5 °C	+0.5 °C	250 mm	+65 mm
Nov	31.2 °C	+0.5 °C	195 mm	+99 mm
Dec	30.8 °C	+0.8 °C	126 mm	+62 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.5 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

20.6 °C

6 Dec 2025

Wettest day

75.2 mm

19 Oct 2025

Windiest day

40.5 km/h

9 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

9 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

15 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.5 °C

6 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

22 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Papaya?

Papaya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,607 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Papaya?

The hottest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1979, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Papaya?

The coldest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1942, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Papaya?

Almost never: Papaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Papaya warmed?

Yes: Papaya warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Papaya?

The wettest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1979, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Papaya?

The windiest day measured in Papaya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1947, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Papaya?

The warmest month in Papaya is May (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Papaya?

Papaya receives on average 1,607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Papaya?

Papaya gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Papaya?

Yes: Papaya has on average 340 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Papaya?

In Papaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 9 May 2020, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 7 December 1942.

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