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Mainit, Philippines
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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Mainit

Mainit climate by month

Tropical rainforest · AfBest Jan–Mar
Annual mean27°day and night
Seasonal swing2°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation3,068 mm322 wet days a year
9.54° N, 125.52° EElevation 42 mUTC+8 · Philippine Standard Time
When to goMainit · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec40October
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low29° / 25°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Mainit has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af): .

The warmest month is May, when afternoons average 30° and nights 26°. January is the coolest month, with highs of 27° and lows of 24°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 2°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.

About 3,068 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. December is the wettest month (451 mm, 30 wet days) and April the driest (157 mm, 24 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 31% in April to 63% in July.

The sea reaches about 29° in June. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.

Compared with Manila, the capital, Mainit is 2° cooler on a May afternoon and receives more precipitation over the year.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
30° · May
Coldest nights
24° · February
Wettest month
December
Driest month
April
Clearest skies
April · 31% cloud
Warmest sea
29° · June
Longest day
12 h 41 min
Shortest day
11 h 34 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature line

Temperature curve

Average high, low and sea
24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
1213JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Mainit by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high27°27°28°30°30°30°29°30°29°29°28°28°
Average low24°24°24°25°26°26°25°26°25°25°25°24°
Precipitation581 mm364 mm256 mm157 mm126 mm152 mm158 mm111 mm143 mm215 mm354 mm451 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)28.525.825.22424.52726.525.22729.228.830
Cloud cover49%44%36%31%44%60%63%62%61%57%52%51%
Sea temperature27°27°28°28°29°29°29°29°29°29°29°28°
Daylight11h 3711h 4912h 0412h 2012h 3312h 4112h 3812h 2612h 1111h 5611h 4211h 34
Month score505151484035363536404447