Climate averages 1991–2020
Tarlac City weather
in May.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Tarlac City: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 173 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes May a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Paz, Philippines (15 km away). In May its highs average 33.3°C, about as warm as Tarlac City, with 152 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Tarlac City ranks 3rd of 151 for the warmest May highs and joint 69th of 151 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 151 cities is 30.7°C; Tarlac City is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 173 mm to 222 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Tarlac City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 21 | 3.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 30.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 23 | 4.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 36 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 44 | 9.7 | 12.512 h |
| May, selected | 33.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 173 | 21.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 31.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 222 | 26.0 | 13.013 h |
| July | 30.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 352 | 29.4 | 13.013 h |
| August | 29.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 331 | 28.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 293 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 174 | 18.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 89 | 10.8 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 68 | 7.7 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- La Paz, Philippines in MayPhilippines · 15 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 152 mm rain
- Capas in MayPhilippines · 17 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 169 mm rain
- Concepcion in MayPhilippines · 18 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 153 mm rain
- Paniqui in MayPhilippines · 21 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 176 mm rain
- Angeles City in MayPhilippines · 37 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 169 mm rain
- Cabanatuan City in MayPhilippines · 39 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 192 mm rain
- Bayambang in MayPhilippines · 40 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 176 mm rain
- Arayat in MayPhilippines · 41 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 153 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Tarlac City) is explained once on the Tarlac City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.