According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit the Philippines is December to February. Plan 4–10 days.
Best months for the Philippines
- Best months
- December to February
- How long to stay
- 4–10 days
- Continent
- Asia
What the Philippines is best for
Famous for island-hopping in Palawan, white sand in Boracay, and world-class diving and surfing.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in the Philippines by month
Monthly averages around Manila; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January best | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (144 mm) |
| February best | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (156 mm) |
| March | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (114 mm) |
| April | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (102 mm) |
| May | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (165 mm) |
| June | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (249 mm) |
| July | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (303 mm) |
| August | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (279 mm) |
| September | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (300 mm) |
| October | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (330 mm) |
| November | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (345 mm) |
| December best | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (381 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about the Philippines
- Capital
- Manila
- Languages
- English and Filipino
- Currency
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
- Time
- UTC+8
- Plugs
- Type A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +63
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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