The Climate
The Philippine has a tropical climate that is hot and humid all year round. Mean average temperature is 26.6'C (80'F), with the warmest month being May with a 28.3'C ( 83'F) average and January the coolest with 25.5'C (78'F). Baguio is not included in these calculations because it's elevation of 1500m (4922ft) means it is generally a lot cooler, with average temperatures of only 18.3'C (65'F), but it can drop to 12'C (54'F) or 13'C (55'F). Humidity is always high; a heady 71% at its lowest around March rising to a stifling 85% in September.
Rainfall varies throughout the year, and because the Philipppines covers such vast area, it also varies throughout the regions.
There are 2 major seasons in the year: the rainy season from June to November and the dry season from December to May. Throughout the dry season, temperatures gradually rise untill the arrival of the rains. The archipelago is affected by important regional winds that complicate this seasonal picture and divide the country into roughly four climatic types.
Climate region one ( western Luzon & west coasts of western Visayas islands) has a dry season between November and April; the rest of the year is classed as wet season.
Climate region two ( eastern Mindanao and the eastern coasts of the eastern Visayas) is classed as having no dry season, but has more pronounced rainfall from November to January.
Climate region three (cutting a swathe through central sections of Luzon and the central Visayas, plus eastern Palawan) has a wet season from November to April but the two seasons are not clear as as in region one.
In climate regoin four ( eastern Luzon and middle Visayas plus central Mindanao) rainfall is fairly distributed throughout the year.
