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The average year-round temperature measured from all the weather stations in the Philippines, except Baguio, is 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). Cooler days are usually felt in the month of January with temperature averaging at 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) and the warmest days, in the month of May with a mean of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F). [1]
Due to its geographical location, climate, and topography, the Philippines is ranked third on the World Risk Index for highest disaster risk and exposure to natural disasters. [20] 16 of its provinces, including Manila, Benguet, and Batanes, are included in the top 50 most vulnerable places in Southeast Asia, with Manila being ranked 7th. [21]
Manila (/ m ə ˈ n ɪ l ə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines, after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city.
Compounding these issues, the impacts of climate change, such as accelerated sea level rise, exacerbate the state's high susceptibility to natural disasters, like flooding and landslides. [18] Aside from geography, climate change impacts regions with a history of colonization more intensely than regions without a history of colonization. [19]
Over 500 students and youth advocates across the country joined the global youth climate strike that day. [31] Later that year, 600 people gathered in Manila on November 29 for the Global Day of Action. According to Lidy Nacpil of the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development, the turnout was much lower than expected which was probably ...
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has categorized the hot weather as a "seasonal transition" rather than a "heat wave," since 76% of the country was still experiencing rain when the highest temperature was recorded in Palu, Central Sulawesi at 37.8 °C (100.0 °F).
Philippines map of Köppen climate classification zones. The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid. There are three seasons: tag-init or tag-araw, the hot dry season or summer from March to May; tag-ulan, the rainy season from June to November; and tag-lamig, the cool dry season from December to February.