Weather in Manila in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Manila;
Average weather
Average temperature in Manila in January
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +23°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +30°C.
Is Manila warm or cold in January?
Manila is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +30°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Manila, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Manila in January
Water in Manila in January is Warm. It varies from +26°C to +28°C, with an average of +27°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +29°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Manila in January?
Climate in Manila in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +29°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +18°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 60 mm | 22 mm | 20 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +27°C | +27°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +30°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +29°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 60 mm to 22 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 1 to 3.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Manila is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Manila?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Manila in January 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.