Cebu City vs Manila: which is better, month by month

Manila beats Cebu City in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (73 vs 59) — while Cebu City wins July to September; they are within 3 points in April to June.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cebu City vs Manila — all 12 months

MonthCebu CityManilaWinnerGap
January59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air73Bhot, a little rain, clean airManila14
February68Csweltering, rainy, clean air78Bhot, dryManila10
March67Csweltering, rainy, clean air76Bsweltering, dryManila9
April66Csweltering, rainy, clean air69Csweltering, dryTie3
May56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, rainyTie3
June52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
July51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airCebu City9
August58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airCebu City12
September54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airCebu City9
October48Fsweltering, soaked, clean air55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airManila7
November52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air65Csweltering, rainy, muggy airManila13
December51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, soaked, clean airManila11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (59 vs 73). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cebu City

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
February 68/100
Months won
3 of 12

Manila

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
February 78/100
Months won
6 of 12

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