Manila, Philippines

There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Manila's numbers hold their own: a 94/100 sun score at its February peak, when rain interrupts roughly 25% of days. For a long-weekend city trip in the tropics, the data is a good starting point.

April is the heat peak, averaging 34°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 23°C. On the rain ledger, March is the safest bet at a 23% chance of a wet day, while September climbs to 92%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 30°C against winter's 30°C, while rain-day odds move from 36% in winter and 38% in spring to 88% in summer and 76% through autumn. Winter wins on the numbers and summer loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. A practical compromise is December — the edge of the warm window, averaging 30°C with an 82 sun score.

Best months to visit Manila

The best month on record is February — a 94/100 sun score, built on 53% cloud cover and 25% rain-day odds — followed by March and January. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–June and August–December all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is July (69/100).

Put against its 126 tropical peers in February, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 74% of them.

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Right now the 16-day outlook shows 2 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and one day with real rain risk, with temperatures between 24°C and 35°C — which is how Manila earns its current 81/100 sun score.