Weather in Manila in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Manila in December
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +24°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +31°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +31°C.
Is Manila warm or cold in December?
Manila is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Manila:
Water temperature in Manila in December
Water in Manila in December is Very warm. It varies from +27°C to +30°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +30°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Manila in December?
Climate in Manila in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 63 mm | 60 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +28°C | +27°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 76% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +30°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 63 mm to 60 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Manila is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Manila?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Manila in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+30°C) and the highest in 2020 (+32°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 755 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 3498 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Manila, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.