Climate Father Algué, the world famous Director of the Weather Bureau, divides the climate into three types, the classification being based on distance above sea level and exposure to ocean breezes.
November, December, January, and February are the temperate months. The mean average temperature at this season is about 77° to 79° Fahrenheit. In April, May, and June, the hot months, the mean average is between 83° and 84°. In other months it is about 80°. The nights are seldom unpleasantly hot even in the hot season, and a temperature of 100° is a rarity in Manila. The mountain regions of the north are cool as September in the temperate zone. The mean average maximum for Baguio is 80° and the minimum 53°. Far south, nearer the equator, in some localities it is hotter; but Zamboanga and the Provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao boast a most agreeable and healthful climate.
The climate is thus mildly tropical. Sunstrokes are unknown. The recorded death rate per 1,000 whites in Manila for 1917 was 8.8, as compared with 16.5 for New York, 15 for San Francisco, 14 for Chicago, 18 for Glasgow, and 22 for Belfast.
DIFFERENCES IN TIME
| Manila is in advance of: | |
| London | 8 hours and 3 minutes. |
| New York | 12 hours and 59 minutes. |
| San Francisco | 16 hours and 11 minutes. |
| Washington | 13 hours. |
COMPARATIVE AREAS
| Sq. Miles | |
| Philippines | 114,400 |
| British Isles | 121,438 |
| New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware | 104,970 |
| Japan | 147,698 |
| Hungary | 125,641 |
| Italy | 110,660 |
| Norway | 124,675 |
RAINFALL
Maximum days of rain in July, August, September.