What type of climate does the Philippines have? 
  • 07 May, 2024
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What type of climate does the Philippines have? 

Generally, the Philippine's climate is tropical and maritime which means relatively high temperature, high humidity, and abundant rainfall. However, there are two types of climate, if you are traveling between the months of June to November then the climate will be dry and wet seasons. The Philippines will have a wet season from November to February. To learn more about the Philippine climate, customers should go through the complete blog post.

How does Climate change affect the Philippines?

As per USAID reports, Climate change affects the Philippines in certain ways like Rising Sea Levels, Higher temperatures, increased frequency of typhoons, extreme weather conditions that can cause floods, landslides, erosion that affect water resources, damaged infrastructure/ crops that leads to loss of lives. Here you will find more details of How does Climate change affects the Philippines in mainly two sectors geographically and development 

Climate Change affect the Philippines Geographically:

Philippines is one of the most affected countries due to climate change geographically as it is located in the western Pacific ocean so the temperature gets warmer as the average sea surface temperature continues to rise. Generally, it is normal as the ocean surface warms as it absorbs sunlight, as the temperature increases over time and more heat is released into the atmosphere which additionally leads to stronger and more frequent storms.

Climate change affect the Philippines Development:

Philippines faces difficulties as it is not prepared to respond or deal with the extreme weather conditions based on development such as evacuation plans, early-warning systems, Shelters are critical to face the disaster. It is quite difficult or critical for the Philippines to transfer or relocate millions of citizens to a safer place which affects the country economically. Generally destructive costs the nation nearly two percent of its GDP. This is not Beating  around the Bush to fix it, therefore you can first step to resovle the issue by educating the citizens about what situation the country is facing and what solutions can fix it and more.

What are the main seasons in the Philippines?

Philippines has two seasons based on temperature and the amount of rainfall, First is the rainy season from the month June to November and the dry season from December to May. On average main season in the Phillippine over a  million  travelers visit the country around the globe from November to May. To know more about the Philippines season, you should read the complete data.

Philippines in March - May:

The Philippines in March offer Sunny and dry weather with the minimum temperatures of nearly 22 - 33 C, among which April and May are the hottest month. The Philippines has several tourist sites that you should visit during the trip, there are multiple dive sites such as Boracay, Batangas, Cebu, Mindoro, and Palawan which give a specatular view of the underwater world. The best time to visit the Philippines for diving is between the Month of November to May, however, the time can be shifted at some dive sites as it depends on the weather conditions and geography.

Philippine in June - August:

The country faces most of the natural disasters July which often disturb the sea throws, and water blooms heavily. But the day will be sunny and the temperature falls to an average of 27 C as the air does not get time to cool. However, In some regions devastating typhoons hit.

Philippines Climate from September to November:

The Climate from September to November does not make a huge difference from the first half of the autumn season. There is rain everyday and there is slightly less risk of precipitation ot the East islands of Cebu, Mindoro, Panay and Negros. The weather conditions are significantly improved but quite comfortable staying on the islands.

How often does Climate change happen?

On  average, Global Climate change happens very slowly. In Philippines, nearly 20 tropical cyclones entered the country and make landfall. Over the past decades, the tropical storms have struck the nation more severely.

Why Philippine is considered as a high risk country?

Philippines is considered one of the most disaster prone countries located in the Pacific Ocean which is unable to respond to major disasters. However, a high rate of typhoons enter the country every year which left the nation struck.