When to go · Manila
Manila in January
Great month. Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Philippines overall
- Prices
- High
- Philippines overall
Verdict
Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Manila in this guide.
Weather in January
- ManilaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 3 days
- Luzon and Manila, Philippines · Manila, Batangas, Ilocos, Baguiobest weather
Dry and cooler Dec–Feb; April–May are the hottest; typhoons and floods peak Jul–Oct.
Cool dry season
The best weather; Christmas lights and the Black Nazarene feast.
Watch: Christmas traffic and prices; hotel rates peak.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Feast of the Black Nazarene check
9 January (Traslación procession) · Quiapo
Huge crowds and closed roads around Quiapo; avoid the district that day.
Chinese New Year check
Late January or February (moves yearly) · Binondo
Lion and dragon dances, decorations and busy streets; some shops close.
Sinulog (Cebu) and Ati-Atihan (Kalibo) big impact
3rd Sunday of Jan · Philippines
Cebu and Aklan hotels sell out; street parades.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Philippines overall
- High
- Prices · Philippines overall
- High
Philippines overall: Dry and cooler; Sinulog (Cebu) and Ati-Atihan (Aklan) festivals fill hotels.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Manila, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Feb: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Feb: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 3
Feb: 2 (better)
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 3
Feb: 1
January: Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
February: Dry, comfortable mornings.
Manila: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen