Samal climate — normals and trends
Samal (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,353 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Samal averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Samal has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 30 November 2019) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 23 December 1947).
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
SamalDavao Region
- coords
- 7.07°, 125.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
25.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,353mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
30.9 °C
30 November 2019
Coldest day
22.5 °C
23 December 1947
Wettest day
193 mm
6 March 1997
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
18 October 1970
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
4 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
8 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
21 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.4 h
10 June 1940
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 | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 149 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 111 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 93 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 300 mm | +162 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 175 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 84 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 244 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 129 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 89 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samal?
Samal has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,353 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samal?
The hottest day measured in Samal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2019, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samal?
The coldest day measured in Samal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1947, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Samal?
Almost never: Samal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Samal warmed?
Yes: Samal warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samal?
The wettest day measured in Samal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1997, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samal?
The windiest day measured in Samal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1970, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samal?
The warmest month in Samal is May (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Samal?
Samal receives on average 1,353 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samal?
Samal gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Samal?
Yes: Samal has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samal?
In Samal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 8 May 2019, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 21 January 1961.
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