★ January30° · ☂ 6 ★ February31° · ☂ 3 ★ March32° · ☂ 3 April 34° · ☂ 3 May 34° · ☂ 10 June 33° · ☂ 16 July 32° · ☂ 20 August 31° · ☂ 19 September 31° · ☂ 19 October 32° · ☂ 16 November 31° · ☂ 12 December 30° · ☂ 10 Manila in May:very hot, rain on many days Manila, Philippines · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 34° Hottest day 37.1° (2014)
Mean low 27° Coldest night 24.5° (2008)
Rain days 10 days 0-22 by year
Rainfall 151mm Daylight 12.7 → 12.9 h
Manila's 12 months i Best: January to March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Poorhot, muggy and storm risk
Humidity 73% 31 muggy days
Clear days 5 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 8 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:28 / 18:16 Daylight 12.7 → 12.9 h
Manila in May The changeover from dry to wet. After sticky midday heat, the first afternoon showers arrive. The weather bureau's declaration of the rainy season comes anywhere from mid-May to early June. Bring both an umbrella and sandals.
Manila in May ran hot: 34°C by day and 27°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. Rain fell on 10 days of the month on average. May could skip rain entirely: 1 of 20 years had none, while 2008 had 22 rain days.
April averaged 3 rain days; May jumped to 10. The wet season tended to start here. 30 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors. Rain days averaged 15 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.
Typhoons i 6 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Vongfong (2020), 48 km away typhoon strength Ewiniar (2024), 72 km away typhoon strength Chanchu (2006), 140 km away typhoon strength 1 1 2 3 1 4 6 5 4 6 3 7 3 8 8 9 13 10 7 11 5 12
Date by date i Sun
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 1 rain on 15% of days 34° 27°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 35° 27° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 27° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 27° 2-8 rain on 21% of days 34° 27°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 27° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° 9-15 rain on 27% of days 34° 27°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 27° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 27° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 27° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 27° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 27° 16-22 rain on 31% of days 34° 27°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 27° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 27° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 27° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 33° 27° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° 23-29 rain on 47% of days 33° 27°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 27° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27°
30-31 rain on 40% of days 33° 27°
May 1 rain on 15% of days 34° 27° 2-8 rain on 21% of days 34° 27° 9-15 rain on 27% of days 34° 27° 16-22 rain on 31% of days 34° 27° 23-29 rain on 47% of days 33° 27° 30-31 rain on 40% of days 33° 27°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 35° 27° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 27° 1-6 rain on 19% of days 34° 27°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 34° 27° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 27° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 34° 27°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 34° 27° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 34° 27° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 34° 27° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 27° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 34° 27° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 27° 14-20 rain on 29% of days 34° 27°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 27° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 34° 27° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 27° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 27° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 27° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 33° 27° 21-27 rain on 43% of days 33° 27°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 27° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 27°
28-31 rain on 43% of days 33° 27°
1-6 rain on 19% of days 34° 27° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 34° 27° 14-20 rain on 29% of days 34° 27° 21-27 rain on 43% of days 33° 27° 28-31 rain on 43% of days 33° 27°
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2006 none
2007 7mm
2008 16mm
2009 26mm
2010 2mm
2011 7mm
2012 none
2013 14mm
2014 2mm
2015 none
2016 none
2017 18mm
2018 none
2019 9mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 3mm
2023 none
2024 15mm
2025 none
Holidays in May (2027) May 1 Labor DayMay 31 Memorial Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) ~ May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2021 had 0 rain days, 2008 had 22.
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Averaging 10 rain days, keep a light waterproof or a compact umbrella in the bag. In windy spots umbrellas flip easily.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Manila in May? Over the past 20 years May averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 22 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Manila in May? Days averaged 34°C and nights 27°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.
Is May a good time to visit Manila? On warmth and rain days alone, Manila's easiest months were January to March. May ranked 7 of 12.
Is Manila humid in May? Mean relative humidity was 73%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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