When to go · Manila
Manila in May
Mixed month. Hottest month; storms start.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Philippines overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Philippines overall
Verdict
Hottest month; storms start.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- ManilaHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Luzon and Manila, Philippines · Manila, Batangas, Ilocos, Baguiohot
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.
Flores de Mayo check
Through May · Parishes
Evening processions with flowers and children in costume.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Philippines overall
- Medium
- Prices · Philippines overall
- Medium
Philippines overall: Very hot; still dry; school holidays fill resorts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Manila, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 34 °C (93 °F)93 °F (34 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 3
May: Hottest month; storms start.
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
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast