When to go · Manila
Manila in March
Great month. Hot and dry; check Holy Week dates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 33°C (91°F)91°F (33°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Philippines overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Philippines overall
Verdict
Hot and dry; check Holy Week dates.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Manila in this guide.
Weather in March
- ManilaHighs around 33 °C (91 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 91 °F (33 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °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.
Hot dry season
Clear days, Holy Week processions and beach weather.
Watch: 35 °C and a hotter heat index; midday indoors.
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.
Holy Week (Semana Santa) check
Moves yearly · Whole city
Many shops, restaurants and sights close on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; processions; the city empties as people go to the provinces.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Philippines overall
- Medium
- Prices · Philippines overall
- Medium
Philippines overall: Hot and dry; best seas in Palawan.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Manila, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Mar: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 3
Jan: 3
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 3
March: Hot and dry; check Holy Week dates.
January: Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
Manila: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen