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The climate of Philippines is marked by comparatively high temperature,
high humidity and plenty of rainfall. The climate of Philippines resembles the
climate of the countries of Central America to a large extent. Philippines enjoy
a predominantly tropical climate.
On an average, the mean annual temperature of Philippines is 26.6o C however
Baguio doesn’t follow the average temperature. In Philippines, January
is the coolest month with a mean temperature of 25.5o C while the warmest month
is May with a mean temperature of 28.3o C. the mean annual temperature of Baguio
is 18.3o C and thus it referred to as the summer capital of the Philippines.
The entire nation of Philippines has a high relative humidity because of high
temperature and the surrounding water bodies. The average monthly relative humidity
of Philippines varies between 71 percent in March and 85 percent in September.
The warm temperature and high relative and absolute humidities together give
rise to high sensible temperature throughout the country of Philippines.
The different regions of Philippines do not enjoy a uniform distribution of
monsoon and it primarily depends on the direction of the moisture-bearing winds
and the location of the mountain systems. The mean annual rainfall of the Philippines
varies from 965 to 4,064 millimeters annually.
Based on temperature and rainfall, the climate of Philippines can be categorized
into two predominant seasons comprising of the rainy season, from June to November;
and the dry season, from December to May.
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