Surigao City climate — normals and trends
Surigao City (Philippines) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,771 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 (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Surigao City averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.
Surigao City has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 22 August 1960) and the coldest 21.3 °C (on 6 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
Surigao CityCaraga
- coords
- 9.79°, 125.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,771mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
252 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
35.7 °C
22 August 1960
Coldest day
21.3 °C
6 February 1944
Wettest day
371 mm
18 January 2014
Windiest day
63.4 km/h
12 November 1990
Strongest gust
145.1 km/h
24 January 1975
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
6 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
21.3 °C
24 January 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
6 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 | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 195 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 222 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 167 mm | +84 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 219 mm | +104 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 149 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 353 mm | +246 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 138 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 279 mm | +132 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 338 mm | +158 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 183 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Surigao City?
Surigao City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Surigao City?
The hottest day measured in Surigao City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1960, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Surigao City?
The coldest day measured in Surigao City between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, at 21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Surigao City?
Almost never: Surigao City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Surigao City warmed?
Yes: Surigao City warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Surigao City?
The wettest day measured in Surigao City between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2014, with 371 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Surigao City?
The windiest day measured in Surigao City between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1990, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Surigao City?
The warmest month in Surigao City is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Surigao City?
Surigao City receives on average 1,771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Surigao City?
Surigao City gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Surigao City?
Yes: Surigao City has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Surigao City?
In Surigao City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 6 June 2010, and the lowest was 21.3 °C on 24 January 1975.
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