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

  1. Jan 25°
  2. Feb 25°
  3. Mar 26°
  4. Apr 28°
  5. May 28°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 25°

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 highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 27.8 °C22.3 °C24.6 °C33.0 °C18.3 °C2920
February 28.6 °C22.5 °C25.1 °C34.1 °C18.5 °C2760
March 30.2 °C23.4 °C26.3 °C36.1 °C19.8 °C31170
April 32.1 °C24.8 °C28.0 °C37.7 °C20.5 °C30270
May 31.8 °C25.5 °C28.1 °C38.4 °C23.1 °C31250
June 30.2 °C25.1 °C27.2 °C36.5 °C22.9 °C30170
July 28.9 °C24.6 °C26.4 °C34.4 °C23.1 °C3180
August 28.5 °C24.5 °C26.1 °C32.8 °C22.8 °C3140
September 28.6 °C24.3 °C26.1 °C32.1 °C22.8 °C3040
October 29.0 °C24.2 °C26.2 °C32.8 °C21.5 °C3150
November 28.8 °C24.0 °C26.0 °C32.9 °C19.5 °C3050
December 27.9 °C23.3 °C25.2 °C33.6 °C18.8 °C2930

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 31 mm311 h/day51 %77 %16 km/h26.6 °C
February 27 mm312 h/day47 %75 %16 km/h26.6 °C
March 31 mm512 h/day43 %73 %15 km/h27.5 °C
April 39 mm712 h/day42 %71 %13 km/h28.9 °C
May 196 mm2013 h/day68 %76 %12 km/h30.0 °C
June 282 mm2613 h/day79 %83 %13 km/h30.0 °C
July 455 mm2913 h/day88 %86 %14 km/h29.4 °C
August 431 mm2913 h/day90 %87 %16 km/h29.0 °C
September 399 mm2812 h/day87 %87 %14 km/h29.2 °C
October 225 mm2012 h/day74 %84 %12 km/h28.9 °C
November 98 mm1011 h/day61 %81 %15 km/h28.3 °C
December 101 mm811 h/day59 %80 %17 km/h27.5 °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

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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

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.