Sipalay climate — normals and trends
Sipalay (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,882 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sipalay averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.
Sipalay has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 7 May 1998) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 5 February 1976).
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
SipalayWestern Visayas
- coords
- 9.75°, 122.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,882mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
262 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
35.4 °C
7 May 1998
Coldest day
18.9 °C
5 February 1976
Wettest day
152 mm
13 November 1990
Windiest day
71.4 km/h
17 December 2021
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
17 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
16 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
19.1 °C
19 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.3 h
29 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 220 mm | +134 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 167 mm | +97 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 253 mm | +172 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 375 mm | +118 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 520 mm | +148 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 526 mm | +107 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 618 mm | +220 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 532 mm | +137 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 655 mm | +302 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 426 mm | +224 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 169 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sipalay?
Sipalay has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sipalay?
The hottest day measured in Sipalay between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1998, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sipalay?
The coldest day measured in Sipalay between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1976, at 18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Sipalay?
Almost never: Sipalay sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sipalay warmed?
Yes: Sipalay warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sipalay?
The wettest day measured in Sipalay between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1990, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sipalay?
The windiest day measured in Sipalay between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2021, with winds reaching 71.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sipalay?
The warmest month in Sipalay is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sipalay?
Sipalay receives on average 2,882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sipalay?
Sipalay gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sipalay?
Yes: Sipalay has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sipalay?
In Sipalay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 16 May 2010, and the lowest was 19.1 °C on 19 January 1961.
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