Quezon City climate
Quezon City is warmest in April, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. July is the wettest month (455 mm) and February the driest (27 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Quezon City averages 2,316 mm of rain and 360 days above 25 °C.
Philippines · population 3,084,270 · 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 32 °C
- Coldest month January 22 °C
- Driest month February 27 mm
- Wettest month July 455 mm
- Least cloud April 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 38 °C
- Coldest on record January 18 °C
- Warmest sea May 30 °C
What to expectQuezon City through the year
Quezon City has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 28 °C in January to 32 °C in April, a swing of 3.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 360 days a year reach 25 °C, 122 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 455 mm against 27 mm in February — 17 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Quezon City is warmest in May at 30 °C and coldest in January 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 | 27.8 °C | 31 mm | 51 % |
| February | 28.6 °C | 27 mm | 47 % |
| March | 30.2 °C | 31 mm | 43 % |
| April | 32.1 °C | 39 mm | 42 % |
| May | 31.8 °C | 196 mm | 68 % |
| June | 30.2 °C | 282 mm | 79 % |
| July | 28.9 °C | 455 mm | 88 % |
| August | 28.5 °C | 431 mm | 90 % |
| September | 28.6 °C | 399 mm | 87 % |
| October | 29.0 °C | 225 mm | 74 % |
| November | 28.8 °C | 98 mm | 61 % |
| December | 27.9 °C | 101 mm | 59 % |
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 | 27.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.6 °C | 33.0 °C | 18.3 °C | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| February | 28.6 °C | 22.5 °C | 25.1 °C | 34.1 °C | 18.5 °C | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 30.2 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.3 °C | 36.1 °C | 19.8 °C | 31 | 17 | 0 |
| April | 32.1 °C | 24.8 °C | 28.0 °C | 37.7 °C | 20.5 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| May | 31.8 °C | 25.5 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.4 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| June | 30.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.2 °C | 36.5 °C | 22.9 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| July | 28.9 °C | 24.6 °C | 26.4 °C | 34.4 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 28.5 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.1 °C | 32.8 °C | 22.8 °C | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 28.6 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.1 °C | 32.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 29.0 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.2 °C | 32.8 °C | 21.5 °C | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 28.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 26.0 °C | 32.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 27.9 °C | 23.3 °C | 25.2 °C | 33.6 °C | 18.8 °C | 29 | 3 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 77 % | 16 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| February | 27 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 75 % | 16 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| March | 31 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 43 % | 73 % | 15 km/h | 27.5 °C |
| April | 39 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 71 % | 13 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| May | 196 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 76 % | 12 km/h | 30.0 °C |
| June | 282 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 83 % | 13 km/h | 30.0 °C |
| July | 455 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| August | 431 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 90 % | 87 % | 16 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| September | 399 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 87 % | 14 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| October | 225 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 84 % | 12 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| November | 98 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 61 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 28.3 °C |
| December | 101 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 80 % | 17 km/h | 27.5 °C |
How Quezon City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quezon City | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,316 mm | 360 |
| Antipolo · Philippines | 32 °C | 22 °C | 2,404 mm | 361 |
| Manila · Philippines | 32 °C | 23 °C | 1,668 mm | 363 |
| Caloocan · Philippines | 33 °C | 22 °C | 2,316 mm | 363 |
| San Jose del Monte · Philippines | 33 °C | 22 °C | 2,369 mm | 362 |
| Paranaque City · Philippines | 32 °C | 23 °C | 1,609 mm | 363 |
Where Quezon City ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in February | 17th of 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in January | 22nd of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in February | 26th of 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in January | 27th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 31st of 50 | 92/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia year-round | 46th of 50 | 77/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Quezon City.
QuestionsCommon questions about Quezon City’s climate
When is the best time to visit Quezon City?
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 February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Quezon City get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 122 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 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Quezon City?
July, averaging 455 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is February with 27 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,316 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 Quezon City 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
- 14.649°, 121.051° (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.