Manila in January
Highs around 30°C, lows 21°C, 17mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months. On this month: Cool dry season.
Best time to visit / Manila
When is it cheapest to visit Manila?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Cheapest Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctPeak Apr, May, Dec
Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Manila is cheapest to visit in June, July, August, September, October.
Peak season is April, May, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is October. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 31°C and low of 24°C with 235mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Manila is August, at 432mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.
Manila month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mid | 30°C / 21°C | 17mm | Cool dry season |
| February | Mid | 31°C / 22°C | 14mm | Nothing in particular |
| March | Mid | 33°C / 23°C | 17mm | Nothing in particular |
| April | Peak | 34°C / 25°C | 33mm | Easter, Hottest month |
| May | Peak | 34°C / 25°C | 151mm | Hottest month, School holidays |
| June | Cheap | 33°C / 25°C | 265mm | Nothing in particular |
| July | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 420mm | Monsoon |
| August | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 432mm | Monsoon, Typhoon season |
| September | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 355mm | Typhoon season |
| Octobernow | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 235mm | Nothing in particular |
| November | Mid | 31°C / 23°C | 120mm | Nothing in particular |
| December | Peak | 30°C / 22°C | 67mm | Christmas, New Year holiday |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Manila month by month
Manila in February
Highs around 31°C, lows 22°C, 14mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months.
Manila in March
Highs around 33°C, lows 23°C, 17mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months.
Manila in April
Highs around 34°C, lows 25°C, 33mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Easter, Hottest month.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Manila in May
Highs around 34°C, lows 25°C, 151mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Hottest month, School holidays.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Manila in June
Highs around 33°C, lows 25°C, 265mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Manila in July
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 420mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Manila in August
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 432mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon, Typhoon season.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Manila in September
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 355mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Typhoon season.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Manila in October
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 235mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Manila in November
Highs around 31°C, lows 23°C, 120mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Manila in December
Highs around 30°C, lows 22°C, 67mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Christmas, New Year holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Manila seasons and room prices
Manila is dry from December to May, coolest from December to February and very hot from March to May. June to November is the wet and typhoon season, when flights can be cancelled at short notice. The Philippine Christmas season runs long, and rooms are dearest from mid December into early January. In Holy Week before Easter the city empties and shops close, so city hotels get cheaper while resorts outside town sell out. Business travel dominates Makati and Bonifacio Global City, where weekday nights often cost more than weekends. July to September is the cheap stretch if you can live with the rain.
Manila local costs and payment
The currency is the Philippine peso. Hotels, malls and chain restaurants take cards without fuss, but jeepneys, tricycles, street stalls and small tips are cash, so change a modest amount at a mall counter. Grab works well in Manila, and a linked card takes cash out of your rides entirely. Hotels often add VAT and a service charge to the room rate, and sites differ in when they show it, so compare totals including tax. Decline any offer to be billed in your home currency and pay in pesos or dollars.
Take Manila further into a stay plan
Once you have picked a cheap time to go, work out which base gives you the shortest travel.
When to visit Manila: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Manila is cheapest in the low season, June, July, August, September, October.
When is peak season?
April, May, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of April, May, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Manila is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is October. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 31°C and low of 24°C with 235mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Manila?
The wettest month in Manila is August, at 432mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.