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Manila Weather in May

In May, Manila averages a high of 35°C (94°F) and a low of 25°C (76°F), from 50 years of daily records (1971–2025).

35°C
Average high
94°F
25°C
Average low
76°F
39°C
Record high
101°F · May 14, 1987
19°C
Record low
67°F · May 17, 1984

What May Is Like in Manila

  • A typical May brings 15 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • The May heat record, 39°C (101°F) on May 14, 1987, has stood for 38 years.
  • The coldest May reading, 19°C (67°F) on May 17, 1984, has not been matched in 41 years.
  • May is Manila's warmest month of the year.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 38% of May days, and the month averages 164 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Manila, every May since 1971
31°C35°C38°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 32.3°CMay 1972: 33.6°CMay 1973: 36.3°CMay 1974: 33.7°CMay 1975: 34.9°CMay 1977: 34.4°CMay 1978: 33.9°CMay 1979: 33.0°CMay 1980: 34.5°CMay 1981: 35.6°CMay 1982: 35.1°CMay 1983: 37.1°CMay 1984: 33.9°CMay 1985: 34.9°CMay 1986: 34.3°CMay 1987: 36.9°CMay 1988: 35.7°CMay 1989: 34.6°CMay 1990: 34.9°CMay 1991: 35.4°CMay 1992: 35.6°CMay 1993: 36.1°CMay 1994: 33.9°CMay 1995: 34.1°CMay 1996: 33.7°CMay 1997: 34.2°CMay 1998: 35.4°CMay 1999: 33.6°CMay 2000: 32.4°CMay 2002: 34.8°CMay 2003: 33.6°CMay 2004: 34.2°CMay 2006: 33.3°CMay 2007: 34.4°CMay 2008: 32.9°CMay 2009: 33.2°CMay 2010: 36.2°CMay 2011: 33.6°CMay 2012: 33.8°CMay 2014: 35.3°CMay 2015: 34.6°CMay 2016: 34.8°CMay 2017: 34.4°CMay 2018: 34.5°CMay 2019: 33.8°CMay 2020: 34.8°CMay 2022: 33.7°CMay 2023: 33.9°CMay 2024: 34.6°CMay 2025: 34.5°C
Warmest: 1983 (37.1°C)Latest: 2025 (34.5°C)10-year averageLong-run average (34.5°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Manila on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Science Garden (1971–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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