Dagupan climate
Dagupan is warmest in April, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. July is the wettest month (403 mm) and January the driest (9.9 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Dagupan averages 1,920 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.
Philippines · population 171,271 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 33 °C
- Coldest month January 22 °C
- Driest month January 10 mm
- Wettest month July 403 mm
- Least cloud March 37 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 39 °C
- Coldest on record January 19 °C
- Warmest sea June 30 °C
What to expectDagupan through the year
Dagupan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 29 °C in January to 33 °C in April, a swing of 3.2 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 187 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 403 mm against 10 mm in January — 41 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Dagupan is warmest in June at 30 °C and coldest in February at 27 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1 °C | 10 mm | 44 % |
| February | 30.1 °C | 13 mm | 39 % |
| March | 31.6 °C | 21 mm | 37 % |
| April | 33.0 °C | 39 mm | 40 % |
| May | 32.2 °C | 192 mm | 68 % |
| June | 30.8 °C | 243 mm | 78 % |
| July | 29.6 °C | 403 mm | 85 % |
| August | 29.2 °C | 396 mm | 88 % |
| September | 29.2 °C | 331 mm | 84 % |
| October | 29.5 °C | 172 mm | 68 % |
| November | 29.8 °C | 62 mm | 54 % |
| December | 29.2 °C | 37 mm | 50 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1 °C | 22.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 33.3 °C | 18.5 °C | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| February | 30.1 °C | 22.6 °C | 25.9 °C | 34.7 °C | 19.0 °C | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| March | 31.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 27.1 °C | 37.1 °C | 19.9 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| April | 33.0 °C | 25.0 °C | 28.4 °C | 38.2 °C | 22.4 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| May | 32.2 °C | 25.5 °C | 28.3 °C | 38.9 °C | 22.5 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| June | 30.8 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.5 °C | 36.0 °C | 22.5 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| July | 29.6 °C | 24.7 °C | 26.7 °C | 33.9 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 14 | 0 |
| August | 29.2 °C | 24.6 °C | 26.4 °C | 32.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 29.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 26.4 °C | 32.9 °C | 22.0 °C | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 29.5 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 32.4 °C | 20.9 °C | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| November | 29.8 °C | 23.8 °C | 26.5 °C | 32.9 °C | 18.6 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| December | 29.2 °C | 23.1 °C | 25.8 °C | 34.1 °C | 18.8 °C | 31 | 9 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 72 % | 17 km/h | 27.3 °C |
| February | 13 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 39 % | 70 % | 17 km/h | 27.0 °C |
| March | 21 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 37 % | 69 % | 17 km/h | 27.7 °C |
| April | 39 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 40 % | 70 % | 17 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| May | 192 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 77 % | 15 km/h | 30.0 °C |
| June | 243 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 82 % | 14 km/h | 30.1 °C |
| July | 403 mm | 28 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 85 % | 15 km/h | 29.7 °C |
| August | 396 mm | 28 | 13 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| September | 331 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 84 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 29.1 °C |
| October | 172 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 82 % | 15 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| November | 62 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 78 % | 14 km/h | 28.7 °C |
| December | 37 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 15 km/h | 28.1 °C |
How Dagupan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagupan | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,920 mm | 364 |
| Baguio · Philippines | 23 °C | 14 °C | 3,391 mm | 3 |
| Tarlac City · Philippines | 34 °C | 20 °C | 1,890 mm | 364 |
| Capas · Philippines | 33 °C | 20 °C | 1,874 mm | 364 |
| Concepcion · Philippines | 34 °C | 20 °C | 1,769 mm | 364 |
| Cabanatuan City · Philippines | 34 °C | 21 °C | 2,203 mm | 363 |
Where Dagupan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in January | 37thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in February | 42ndof 50 | 96/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in December | 43rdof 50 | 91/100 |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in June | 46thof 50 | 30 °C |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 47thof 50 | 89/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in January | 48thof 50 | 97/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Dagupan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Dagupan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Dagupan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Dagupan get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 187 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Dagupan?
July, averaging 403 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is January with 10 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,920 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Dagupan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.