Amarasekera, Amiel

12th May 2012

CE-2 / 2010170332

CE141/B1

HW # 1
Contents :

A.) Collective comparative bar graph of precipitation average (mm) per

climate type representative station
A-1) Definition of Climate types in Philippines and respective members

B.) Individual Climate data tables and bar graphs per monthly average

C.) Factors affecting climate in the Philippines

Collective-Comparative Bar Graph

(average monthly rainfall in mm)
800
700
600
500

Metro Manila

400

Borongan
Cebu

300

General Santos

200
100
0
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

According to the modified Corona classification, the four climate types in the Philippines are
the Types I, II, III, and IV. A dry month is one with less than 50 mm of rainfall but also considers
dry a month having more than 100 mm of rainfall that comes after three or more very dry
months.
These Philippine climate types are described below. The country has a tropical climate with a
relatively high temperature and humidity having abundant rainfall. This climate type is largely
similar to those of countries in Central America (kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph, accessed January 28,
2011). The regions having the specific climate types are obtained from Lantican (2001), citing
Kintanar (1984).

Type I. Two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the
year. Maximum rain period is from June to September.
Regions with Type I climate: Ilocos Region, western part of Mountain Province, western part of
Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan,
Bataan, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, southern parts of Antique and Iloilo, northwestern part
of Palawan, and the southern parts of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental).
Type II. No dry season with a very pronounced maximum rain period from December to
February. There is not a single dry month. Minimum monthly rainfall occurs during the period
from March to May.
Regions with Type II climate: northern part of Kalinga Apayao, northwestern part of Cagayan,
western part of Quezon Province, Polillo Island, Bicol Region, northeastern Samar, southern
Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, and Misamis
Occidental.
Type III. No very pronounced maximum rain period, with a short dry season lasting only from
one to three months, either during the period from December to February or from March to
May. This climate type resembles type I since it has a short dry season.
Regions with Type III climate: northeastern part of Ilocos Norte, Kalinga-Apayao, Cagayan,
Mountain Province, western part of Isabela, eastern part of Nueva Viscaya, Bulacan, eastern
parts of Laguna and Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Aklan, Capiz, northern
parts of Antique and Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Lanao del
Sur, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, western part of Agusan del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon,
Misamis Oriental, western part of Agusan del Sur, and eastern Maguindanao.
Type IV. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. This climate type
resembles the second type more closely since it has no dry season.
Regions with Type IV climate: northern Kalinga-Apayao, eastern Cagayan, Isabela, Quezon
Province, western part of Bicol Region, western Samar, southeastern Masbate, northern Leyte,
northern part of Cebu, Bohol, Zamboanga del Sur, northern-eastern part of Zamboanga del
Norte, Lanao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao
Oriental, eastern parts of Agusan del Norte, and Agusan del Sur.

Type I

Representative Station : Metro Manila

Climate data for Philippines
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug

Month
Jan
Sep
Oct Nov Dec Year
Average
30.2 31.1 32.8 34.3 34.2
32.4
31.3
30.8
31.1
31.2 31.0 30.3 31.73
high C (F) (86.4) (88.0) (91.0) (93.7) (93.6) (90.3) (88.3) (87.4) (88.0) (88.2) (87.8) (86.5) (89.11)
Daily mean 25.6 26.1 27.6 29.1 29.5 28.4
27.7
27.4
27.6
27.3 26.9 26.0 27.43
C (F)
(78.1) (79.0) (81.7) (84.4) (85.1) (83.1) (81.9) (81.3) (81.7) (81.1) (80.4) (78.8) (81.38)
Average low 20.9 21.1 22.5 24.0 24.8 24.4
24.1
24.0
24.0
23.5 22.8 21.6 23.14
C (F)
(69.6) (70.0) (72.5) (75.2) (76.6) (75.9) (75.4) (75.2) (75.2) (74.3) (73.0) (70.9) (73.66)
Precipitation 6.3 3.3 7.1 9.3 100.4 272.7 341.2 398.3 326.0 230.0 120.4 48.8 1,863.8
mm (inches) (0.248) (0.13) (0.28) (0.366) (3.953) (10.736) (13.433) (15.681) (12.835) (9.055) (4.74) (1.921) (73.378)
Avg. rainy
days

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

7.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

17.0

13.0

9.0

5.0

Bar Graph of Average Rainfall

Average Rainfall (mm)

400
350
300
250
200

Average Rainfall (mm)

150
100
50
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

104

Type II

Representative Station : Borongan

Month
Record high
C (F)
Average high
C (F)
Average low
C (F)
Record low
C (F)
Precipitation
mm (inches)

Jan

Climate data for Borongan, Eastern Samar

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Nov Dec Year

33
(91)

31
(88)

33
(91)

32
(90)

35
(95)

36
(97)

35
(95)

37
(99)

35
(95)

35
(95)

34
(93)

33
(91)

28
(82)

28
(82)

29
(84)

31
(88)

31
(88)

32
(90)

32
(90)

32
(90)

32
(90)

31
(88)

30
(86)

30
30.5
(86) (86.9)

21
(70)

21
(70)

21
(70)

22
(72)

23
(73)

24
(75)

24
(75)

24
(75)

24
(75)

24
(75)

23
(73)

22
22.8
(72) (73.0)

14
(57)

14
(57)

16
(61)

16
(61)

17
(63)

20
(68)

22
(72)

21
(70)

21
(70)

21
(70)

19
(66)

17
(63)

37
(99)

14
(57)

640 430 320 260 240 230 180 140 180 330
530 640 4,120
(25.2) (16.93) (12.6) (10.24) (9.45) (9.06) (7.09) (5.51) (7.09) (12.99) (20.87) (25.2) (162.2)

Average Rainfall (mm)

700
600
500
400
Average Rainfall (mm)

300
200
100
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Type III

Representative Station : Cebu City

Climate data for Cebu
May Jun
Jul Aug

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr

Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average
29.9 30.2 31.2 32.3 33.0 32.1 31.7 31.9 31.7 31.6 31.2 30.3 31.43
high C
(85.8) (86.4) (88.2) (90.1) (91.4) (89.8) (89.1) (89.4) (89.1) (88.9) (88.2) (86.5) (88.57)
(F)
Daily
26.8 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.4 28.7 28.3 28.4 28.3 28.1 27.9 27.3 28.07
mean
(80.2) (80.6) (82.0) (83.8) (84.9) (83.7) (82.9) (83.1) (82.9) (82.6) (82.2) (81.1) (82.52)
C (F)
Average
23.8 23.7 24.4 25.4 25.9 25.3 24.9 25.0 24.8 24.7 24.7 24.2 24.73
low C
(74.8) (74.7) (75.9) (77.7) (78.6) (77.5) (76.8) (77.0) (76.6) (76.5) (76.5) (75.6) (76.52)
(F)
Rainfall
78.1 62.3 41.5 29.1 54.8 149.9 157.0 136.5 167.3 148.4 131.4 103.8 1,260.1
mm
(3.075) (2.453) (1.634) (1.146) (2.157) (5.902) (6.181) (5.374) (6.587) (5.843) (5.173) (4.087) (49.61)
(inches)

Average Monthly Rainfall (mm) : 100.01 mm

Average Rainfall (mm)

180
160
140
120
100
Average Rainfall (mm)

80
60
40
20
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Type IV
Representative Station : General Santos City
Climate data for General Santos
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep

Month
Jan
Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high 40
37
38
38
40
42
40
37
40
38
38
37
42
C (F)
(104) (99) (100) (100) (104) (108) (104) (99) (104) (100) (100) (99)
(108)
Average
31
31
32
32
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
30.8
high C (F) (88) (88) (90) (90) (88) (86) (86) (86) (86) (88) (88) (88) (87.5)
Average low 23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24.3
C (F)
(73)
(75) (77) (77) (77)
(77)
(75) (75) (75)
(75)
(75)
(75) (75.7)
Record low 18
18
20
20
17
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
17
C (F)
(64)
(64) (68) (68) (63)
(70)
(68) (66) (68)
(70)
(70)
(70)
(63)
Precipitation 750 500 110 160 280 400 390 310 260 340 260 460 4,220
mm (inches) (29.53) (19.69) (4.33) (6.3) (11.02) (15.75) (15.35) (12.2) (10.24) (13.39) (10.24) (18.11) (166.14)

Average Rainfall (mm)

800
700
600
500
400

Average Rainfall (mm)

300
200
100
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Special Climate
Baguio City
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high 26 27 27 28
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
28
C (F)
(79) (81) (81) (82) (81)
(79)
(79)
(79)
(79)
(81) (79) (79)
(82)
Average
22
22
24
25
24
23
21
21
21
22
23
23
22.6
high C (F) (72) (72) (75) (77) (75) (73) (70) (70) (70) (72) (73) (73) (72.6)
Average low 11 13 14 15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
14.5
C (F)
(52) (55) (57) (59) (61)
(61)
(61)
(59)
(59)
(59) (59) (55) (58.1)
Record low 6
8
11
10
13
11
12
12
13
11
9
7
6
C (F)
(43) (46) (52) (50) (55)
(52)
(54)
(54)
(55)
(52) (48) (45)
(43)
Precipitation 20 20 40 100 400 430 1070 1160 710 380 120 50 4,500
mm (inches) (0.79) (0.79) (1.57) (3.94) (15.75) (16.93) (42.13) (45.67) (27.95) (14.96) (4.72) (1.97) (177.17)

Average Rainfall (mm)

1200
1000
800
600

Average Rainfall (mm)

400
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

What factors affect Climate in the Philippines?

The most basic factors that affect the Philippine climate are:
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its longitudinal and latitudinal positions, being near the equator

Monsoons, which is the primary cause of the eventual scattered rainshowers
Being an archipelago, the land mass is surrounded by water. And that
proximity to water affects climate.