Seasons and Weather Patterns in the Philippines

• The Philippines' climate


  • Warm and humid year-round
  • Considered one of the world's healthiest climates
• Seasons in the Philippines


  • Dry
  • Wet
• Wet season


  1. Pronounced rainy season with thunderstorms

  2. Starts in June

  3. Peaks in July to September

  4. Falls slowly toward the end of the year
• Wet season


  • Daytime temperatures range from 30-36°C
  • Nighttime temperatures range from 21-28°C
  • Hot and humid
  • Brings heavy rains and typhoons
• During the wettest month, rain is almost a daily occurrence
• Precipitation is highest in the area where the southwest monsoon (habagat) strikes
• During the rainy season, it is advisable to carry an umbrella, especially in the late afternoon
• It is also during the rainy season that farmers are able to plant crops
• Dry season


  1. Hot and cloudless days

  2. Between January and May

  3. Occasional rain showers

  4. Peak in April with fewer rain showers
• Dry season


  • Influenced by the northeast monsoon (amihan)
  • Temperature in the daytime ranges from 30-36°C
  • Temperature at night ranges from 22-28°C
• During the summer months from March to June, the temperature in some places can reach up to 36°C
• The dry season is the time for some people to go on vacation, swim, and visit other islands
• It is also the time for people to dry their crops and other goods
• Location of the Philippines


  • Located a little north of the equator
  • Receives vertical rays of sunlight
• The Sun's heat


  Causes much water to evaporate and fall as rain later on
• Different parts of the country experience short dry season while other parts do not have a marked rainy season
• Prevailing winds

  • Southwest monsoon
  • Northeast monsoon
• Southwest monsoon


  1. Runs from May to October

  2. Brings the rainy season to the western portion of the country
• Northeast monsoon


  1. Occurs from November to early May

  2. Brings the dry season for most of the country
• Activities suited for dry season


  • Family gatherings
  • Family outings
  • Picnics and long trips
  • Travel to historical places and beautiful sceneries
  • Recreational activities like hiking, swimming, and mountain climbing
  • House cleaning
  • Washing and drying clothes
  • Gardening and yard improvement
  • Harvesting and drying crops
  • Drying fish catch
  • Team building
  • Outdoor games and tournaments
  • Fiesta celebrations
  • Community-cleaning activities
  • Community improvements
  • Community parades
  • Contests
  • Road construction
  • Drainage improvements
• Activities suited for wet season


  • Reading books
  • Watching television
  • Writing short stories, poems and songs
  • Playing musical instruments
  • Blogging
  • Chatting
  • Surfing the internet
  • Playing video games
  • Indoor games with families
  • Indoor programs in gym or covered court
  • Planting crops
• Severe weather like typhoons and monsoon rains can be predicted. Preparedness for these is important to keep everybody safe
• Weather


  • Condition of the atmosphere at a given time in a particular place
  • Changes due to changes in humidity, cloudiness, wind, and air pressures
• Humidity


  • Measure of moisture present in the air
  • Air's capacity to hold water vapor increases as it warms
• Precipitation

  Any form of moisture including rain, drizzle, snow, frost
• Temperature


  A measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of the air.
• Humidity


  Measure of moisture present in the air.
• Wind


  Horizontal movement of air.
• Pressure


  Force of air on a given surface divided by the area of that surface. Plays a vital role in weather systems. High-pressure areas have higher pressure than surroundings, low-pressure areas have lower pressure. Most storms occur in low-pressure areas.
• Fronts


  Boundary between two air masses of different densities, moisture, or temperature. Can be classified as cold, warm, occluded, or stationary. Storms, precipitation, and cloudiness sometimes occur at frontal boundaries.
• Warm front


  Boundary along a warm air mass pushing out a cold air mass. Brings high cirrus clouds, followed by stratus and nimbus clouds, and steady rain. Temperature rises as warm air replaces cold air.
• Cold front


  Boundary along a cold air mass pushing out a warm air mass. Lifts warm air, causing water vapor to condense and form cumulonimbus clouds that can bring thunderstorms, rain showers, or tornadoes. Sky becomes clear as cold front passes.
• Occluded front


  Formed when two cold air masses move toward each other with warm air between them. Colder air pushes warm air upward, closing it off from the surface. Brings steady rain.
• Stationary front


  Boundary between air masses that stops advancing, remaining in the same place for days. Brings light wind and precipitation.
• Prevailing winds


  Weather patterns in the Philippines influenced by southwest and/or northeast monsoons.
• El Niño


  Unusual weather pattern that makes the weather warmer than normal.
• La Niña


  Unusual weather pattern that makes the weather colder than normal.
• Air masses


  A large body of air that has characteristics similar to the region of the Earth's surface where it develops.