When to go · Manila
Manila in January
Great month. Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C86°F / 22°C72°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Philippines overall
- Prices
- High
- Philippines overall
Verdict
Cool and dry; Christmas traffic ends early January.
Weather in January
- ManilaHighs around 30 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 3 daysHighs around 86 °F, lows around 72 °F, rain on about 3 days
- Luzon and Manila, Philippines · Manila, Batangas, Ilocos, Baguiobest weather
Dry and cooler Dec–Feb; April–May are the hottest; typhoons and floods peak Jul–Oct.
Cool dry season
The best weather; Christmas lights and the Black Nazarene feast.
Watch: Christmas traffic and prices; hotel rates peak.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Feast of the Black Nazarene check
9 January (Traslación procession) · Quiapo
Huge crowds and closed roads around Quiapo; avoid the district that day.
Chinese New Year check
Late January or February (moves yearly) · Binondo
Lion and dragon dances, decorations and busy streets; some shops close.
Sinulog (Cebu) and Ati-Atihan (Kalibo) big impact
3rd Sunday of Jan · Philippines
Cebu and Aklan hotels sell out; street parades.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Philippines overall
- High
- Prices · Philippines overall
- High
Philippines overall: Dry and cooler; Sinulog (Cebu) and Ati-Atihan (Aklan) festivals fill hotels.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen