Seasons in the Philippines

• The Philippines' climate - warm and humid year-round - is considered one of the world's healthiest tropical climates.
• There are two pronounced seasons: wet and dry.
• The wet season is characterized by a pronounced rainy season with thunderstorms.
• The wet season starts in June and peaks in July to September and then falls slowly toward the end of the year.
• Daytime temperatures during wet season range from 30-36°C and nighttime temperature ranges from 21-28°C.
• During the wettest month, rain is almost a daily occurrence.
• Rainfall is relatively high, but regional contrast is remarkable depending on the size and position of the land, location of mountain ranges, and direction of moisture-bearing wind.
• Precipitation is highest in the area where the southwest monsoon (habagat) strikes.
• The dry season is characterized by hot and cloudless days.
• Between January and May, the climate is generally dry with occasional rain showers.
• From January to February, the air is cold and dry.
• The peak of the dry season is in April with fewer rain showers.
• The dry season is influenced by the seasonal wind, northeast monsoon (amihan).
• During the dry season, the temperature in the daytime ranges from 30-36°C and 22°C at nighttime.
• During the summer months from March to June, the temperature in some places can reach up to 37°C.
• The Philippines is located a little north of the equator.
• Since it is near the equator, the Philippines receives vertical rays of sunlight.
• The Sun's heat causes much water to evaporate and fall as rain later on.
• Seasons in the Philippines are also influenced by prevailing winds.
• A prevailing wind is a wind that blows mostly from a single direction.
• The prevailing winds in the Philippines are

  Southwest monsoon and Northeast monsoon