MANILA, PHILIPPINES

Climate: Hot and Humid, Tropical

40°C (104°F)
Max. Temperature

30°C (86°F)
ASHRAE Comfort Zone

20°C (68°F) Average Temperature

Min. Temperature
10°C (50°F)

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TEMPERATURE
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ANNUAL SUMMARY SUN ANGLES: Manila
100%
•Average temperature: 25-30ºC •Jun. 21 9am: 47º
80%
•Average daily hours of sunshine: 6.5 •Jun. 21 noon: 81º
•Average rainfall: 1875 mm •Jun. 21 4pm: 33º 60%

•Prevailing wind direction: E/W •Dec. 21 9am: 33º 40% ASHRAE Comfort Zone

•Average wind speed: 10-35 km/h •Dec. 21 noon: 52º

20%
•Lat. 14°31’N, Long. 121°00’E •Dec. 21 4pm: 19º
0%
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HUMIDITY
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CLIMATE
398
Manila is protected from extreme weather conditions by the hills of the 400 mm (16 in.)
= Manila
Eastern Cordillera to the east and by the mountains of Bataan Peninsula. 341
326
The tropical climate is characterized by a wet season that lasts from June to 300 mm (12 in.) 273
November and by a dry season lasting from December to May. High humidity
230
and thunderstorms are common in July, August, and September, when more
200 mm (8 in.)
rain is received than in other months and wind direction changes from East
to West. 113 120
100 mm (4 in.)
49
6 3 7 9
0 mm (0 in.)
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PRECIPITATION
World Climate: Manila International Airport
CLIMATE ANALYSIS

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 50 km/h (31 mph)
800 W/m2

40 km/h (25 mph)

600 W/m2
30 km/h (19 mph)
400 W/m2
20 km/h (13 mph)

200 W/m2
10 km/h (6mph)

0 W/m2 0 km/h (0mph)

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DIRECT WIND SPEED
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SOLAR
100%

80%
WIND FREQUENCY, DIRECTION, + SPEED
N N N N
60%

40%

20%
0%
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CLOUD Winter Spring Summer Autumn
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COVER

WIND
SOLAR RADIATION
Largely coming from the East, wind speeds average 10-30 km/hr and average temperature
In early Spring, Manila has the most sunshine. For most of the year, Manila ranges between 25-35 ºC. In the summer and early fall, winds may come from the West
experiences hazy conditions, causing an increase in humidity throughout the rest with less intensity.
of the year.

CLIMATE ANALYSIS

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PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
N
330º 10º 30º
20º
30º
40º
300º 50º 60º
60º
Strategies:
ASHRAE Comfort Zone 70º
Natural Ventilation 80º
Thermal Mass
Passive Solar Heating
Exposed Mass and Night Purge W E
Indirect Evaporative Cooling

HUMIDITY
240º 120º

210º 150º
S

SUN PATH DIAGRAM

Plan view of the sun path through the sky
showing altitude and azimuth.
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TEMPERATURE Ecotect: Manila International Airport Data

SUN PATH SUN ANGLES: MANILA INTL AIRPORT

THERMAL COMFORT
SOLSTICE SUNRISE/SUNSET •Jun. 21 9am: 47º
The Psychrometric chart shows the standard comfort zone in yellow. The cumulative hours
at each temperature and humidity are shaded in increasingly darker olive green. Selected Jun. 21: •Jun. 21 noon: 81º
strategies extend the comfort zone without mechanical heating or cooling. 5.31 AM 6.22 PM •Jun. 21 4pm: 32º
Dec. 21:
Manila experiences large percentages of humidity and high temperatures throughout the year. •Dec. 21 9am: 33º
Implementing natural ventilation, the building will be able to reduce mechanical operations for 6.17 AM 5.26 PM
•Dec. 21 noon: 52º
a significant part of the year.
•Dec. 21 4pm: 19º
CLIMATE ANALYSIS