Olongapo climate
Olongapo is warmest in April, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 23 °C. July is the wettest month (562 mm) and January the driest (16 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Olongapo averages 2,574 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Philippines · population 221,178 · 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 23 °C
- Driest month January 16 mm
- Wettest month July 562 mm
- Least cloud March 41 % cloud
- Hottest on record April 38 °C
- Coldest on record January 19 °C
- Warmest sea May 30 °C
What to expectOlongapo through the year
Olongapo 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, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 165 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in April.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 562 mm against 16 mm in January — 36 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Olongapo is warmest in May 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 | 28.9 °C | 16 mm | 50 % |
| February | 29.9 °C | 19 mm | 45 % |
| March | 31.3 °C | 25 mm | 41 % |
| April | 32.6 °C | 31 mm | 41 % |
| May | 31.7 °C | 195 mm | 69 % |
| June | 30.1 °C | 370 mm | 82 % |
| July | 29.0 °C | 562 mm | 89 % |
| August | 28.7 °C | 552 mm | 91 % |
| September | 28.9 °C | 432 mm | 88 % |
| October | 29.6 °C | 222 mm | 72 % |
| November | 29.7 °C | 83 mm | 59 % |
| December | 29.0 °C | 68 mm | 56 % |
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 | 28.9 °C | 23.0 °C | 25.5 °C | 33.6 °C | 18.9 °C | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| February | 29.9 °C | 23.1 °C | 26.0 °C | 34.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 28 | 13 | 0 |
| March | 31.3 °C | 24.0 °C | 27.2 °C | 36.2 °C | 20.4 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| April | 32.6 °C | 25.3 °C | 28.6 °C | 37.7 °C | 22.0 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| May | 31.7 °C | 26.0 °C | 28.5 °C | 37.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| June | 30.1 °C | 25.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 35.1 °C | 23.9 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| July | 29.0 °C | 25.1 °C | 26.8 °C | 33.7 °C | 23.8 °C | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 28.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 32.1 °C | 23.5 °C | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| September | 28.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 26.6 °C | 32.7 °C | 23.3 °C | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 29.6 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.9 °C | 33.4 °C | 22.0 °C | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| November | 29.7 °C | 24.6 °C | 26.8 °C | 32.7 °C | 20.0 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| December | 29.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.1 °C | 34.0 °C | 19.3 °C | 31 | 7 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 19 km/h | 27.4 °C |
| February | 19 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 45 % | 73 % | 18 km/h | 27.2 °C |
| March | 25 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 41 % | 72 % | 17 km/h | 27.9 °C |
| April | 31 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 41 % | 72 % | 15 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| May | 195 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 69 % | 80 % | 14 km/h | 30.0 °C |
| June | 370 mm | 25 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 87 % | 15 km/h | 29.9 °C |
| July | 562 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 89 % | 89 % | 16 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| August | 552 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 91 % | 90 % | 17 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| September | 432 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 90 % | 15 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| October | 222 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 85 % | 15 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| November | 83 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 81 % | 17 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| December | 68 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 78 % | 20 km/h | 28.2 °C |
How Olongapo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olongapo | 33 °C | 23 °C | 2,574 mm | 365 |
| Angeles City · Philippines | 33 °C | 20 °C | 1,883 mm | 363 |
| San Fernando · Philippines | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,691 mm | 363 |
| Mariveles · Philippines | 32 °C | 24 °C | 2,366 mm | 365 |
| Malolos · Philippines | 32 °C | 22 °C | 1,726 mm | 363 |
Where Olongapo ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in January | 36th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in February | 38th of 50 | 96/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in January | 47th of 50 | 97/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Olongapo.
QuestionsCommon questions about Olongapo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Olongapo?
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 Olongapo get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 165 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 23 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Olongapo?
July, averaging 562 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is January with 16 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,574 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 Olongapo 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
- Data point
- 14.829°, 120.283° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.