Philippine Climate

As you planned to visit the Philippines, I want to tell you the types of the Philippine climate. We have four types of climate here in our country. The latitude, surrounding bodies of water and mountains of the Philippines. You will have understand why we have there types of climate.

First type:
Two pronounced season: dry from November to April, wet during the rest of the year. All regions on the western part of the island of Luzon, Mindanao, Negros and Palawan are shielded by mountains from the northeast winds but open to the southwest winds.

Second type:
No dry with pronounced maximum rainy season from November to January in Catanduanes, Sorsogon, the eastern part of Albay, the eastern and western part of Camarinez Nortre and Camarines Sur, the eastern part of Quezon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. These regions are along or near the eastern coast. They are not sheltered from the northeast winds and storms.

Third type:
Seasons are not very pronounced relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. Region with this type of climate are the western part of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, the eastern part of the Mountain Province, southern Quezon, Masbate, Romblon, northeast Panay, eastern Negros, central and southern Cebu, Northern Mindanao and Eastern Palawan. These places are partly sheltered from the northeast winds but open to the Southwest winds and storms.

Fourth type:
Rainfall in more or less every evenly distributed throughout the year. The regions with this type of climate are Batanes, Northern Luzon, Western Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, Albay, Eastern Mindanao, Marinduque, Northern Cebu and Negros, and most of Mindanao