Rainy Season in the Philippines: Month by Month
Quick answer: The rainy season in the Philippines runs from June to November, and the dry season from December to May — the official calendar of PAGASA, the national weather service. Boracay shows it plainly: its wet months are Jun–Oct, with 484 mm (19.1 in) in July against 54 mm (2.1 in) in March.
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Good: Mar–May, Oct–DecNo month is ideal for a city trip by our rule, but these come close.
- Warmest
- Aug · 89°F
- Coolest
- Jan · 49°F
- Wettest
- Jul · 16 rain days
- Averages for 2006–2025: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather from NASA POWER daily data, 2006–2025, for the ~50 km area around each place. Right on the coast, afternoons can be a few degrees warmer than shown.
| Month | High / low (°F) | Rain days | Rain (in) | Storms within 100 mi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° / 34° | 5 | 2.4 | Off (too cold) | |
| Feb | 51° / 35° | 7 | 3.1 | Off (too cold) | |
| Mar | 57° / 40° | 12 | 5.1 | Good (cool, showery) | |
| Apr | 65° / 48° | 12 | 6 | Good (showery) | |
| May | 73° / 58° | 13 | 6.6 | Good (showery) | |
| Jun | 79° / 65° | 16 | 8.1 | Off (too wet) | |
| Jul | 86° / 73° | 16 | 6.5 | Off (too wet) | |
| Aug | 89° / 75° | 15 | 5.4 | Off (too hot) | |
| Sep | 82° / 70° | 16 | 8.7 | Off (too wet) | |
| Oct | 72° / 59° | 14 | 8.9 | Good (showery) | |
| Nov | 63° / 48° | 11 | 4.4 | Good (showery) | |
| Dec | 54° / 39° | 7 | 3.2 | Good (cool) |
The tool above opens on Boracay: change the place or the month to yours. Below, the Philippines month by month — rain, rain days and how warm it is.
the Philippines month by month
Average rainfall and the number of days with at least 1 mm of rain, 2006–2025. On this page a month counts as wet when it gets more rain than an average month in that place (more than a twelfth of its year), and dry when it gets less than half an average month. The months in between are the shoulder.
| Month | Rain | Rain days | Average high | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 103 mm (4.1 in) | 17 | 81°F / 27°C | Dry |
| February | 70 mm (2.8 in) | 14 | 81°F / 27°C | Dry |
| March | 54 mm (2.1 in) | 10 | 83°F / 28°C | Dry |
| April | 67 mm (2.6 in) | 9 | 85°F / 30°C | Dry |
| May | 225 mm (8.9 in) | 22 | 86°F / 30°C | Shoulder |
| June | 345 mm (13.6 in) | 28 | 85°F / 29°C | Wet |
| July | 484 mm (19.1 in) | 29 | 83°F / 29°C | Wet |
| August | 379 mm (14.9 in) | 28 | 83°F / 29°C | Wet |
| September | 410 mm (16.1 in) | 27 | 83°F / 29°C | Wet |
| October | 368 mm (14.5 in) | 29 | 84°F / 29°C | Wet |
| November | 199 mm (7.8 in) | 24 | 83°F / 29°C | Shoulder |
| December | 213 mm (8.4 in) | 23 | 82°F / 28°C | Shoulder |
Boracay is wet in Jun–Oct, shoulder in May, Nov–Dec and dry in Jan–Apr.
Even Boracay’s dry months, Jan–Apr, are not rainless — 10 rain days in March — because a small island in the tropics catches showers all year. This page counts rain, not typhoons: the Pacific storms are outside the hurricane record this site uses.
The wettest and driest months
Boracay: wettest in July (484 mm (19.1 in), 29 rain days), driest in March (54 mm (2.1 in), 10 rain days). Over the year, Boracay gets 2917 mm (114.8 in).
The best months to go
Boracay: Apr. When to Go rates every month on temperature, rain days and storms — open Boracay in the tool above and step through the year.
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FAQ
When is the rainy season in the Philippines?
Jun–Oct — the months that get more rain than an average month in Boracay. July is the wettest, at 484 mm (19.1 in) across 29 rain days, against 54 mm (2.1 in) in March (NASA POWER, 2006–2025).
Does it rain all day in the rainy season in the Philippines?
The measure here is a day with at least 1 mm of rain, not a day of rain. In July, Boracay averages 29 rain days out of 31, with an average high of 83°F / 29°C.
What is the driest month in the Philippines?
March, at 54 mm (2.1 in) across 10 rain days. The dry months, by the rule this page uses, are Jan–Apr.
When is the best time to visit the Philippines?
When to Go rates Apr the best months for Boracay, on temperature, rain days and — where it applies — storms. Change the place in the tool above for anywhere else on the same map.
What is the best month to visit the Philippines?
On rain alone, the dry season: Jan–Apr at Boracay, where When to Go rates Apr best. PAGASA’s own dry season is December to May.
How these numbers are made
Daily rainfall and temperature from NASA POWER (MERRA-2), averaged over 2006–2025; a rain day is a day with at least 1 mm. Manila is not on this page. The NASA grid square around it reads a wet January, which contradicts the dry season PAGASA gives the capital, so its figures are left out rather than printed. POWER works on a grid of about 50 km, so each place here is its neighbourhood rather than its own rain gauge: a coast, a small island or a valley under a mountain can differ from the square it sits in. The months are the part that holds; treat a single millimetre figure as an average, not a forecast.