El Nido vs Manila: which is better, month by month

El Nido beats Manila in 11 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (90 vs 69) — and they are within 3 points in October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

El Nido vs Manila — all 12 months

MonthEl NidoManilaWinnerGap
January82Ahot, rainy, clean air73Bhot, a little rain, clean airEl Nido9
February88Ahot, a little rain, clean air78Bhot, dryEl Nido10
March89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air76Bsweltering, dryEl Nido13
April90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air69Csweltering, dryEl Nido21
May76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, rainyEl Nido17
June61Csweltering, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airEl Nido8
July54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airEl Nido12
August63Csweltering, soaked, clean air46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airEl Nido17
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airEl Nido11
October58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie3
November70Bsweltering, soaked, clean air65Csweltering, rainy, muggy airEl Nido5
December72Bhot, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, soaked, clean airEl Nido10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (90 vs 69). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

El Nido

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
April 90/100
Months won
11 of 12

Manila

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
February 78/100
Months won
0 of 12

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