The 4 climates

The Climate of the Philippines is either tropical rainforest, tropical savanna or tropical monsoon, or
humid subtropical (in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive
humidity and plenty of rainfall.
There are two seasons in the country, the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of
rainfall. This is dependent as well on your location in the country as some areas experience rain all
throughout the year (see Climate Types).
The seven warmest months of the year are from March to October. The winter monsoon brings cooler
air from November to February. May is the warmest month, and January, the coolest.
There are four recognized climate types in the Philippines, and they are based on the distribution of
rainfall. They are described as follows:

Type I.. Two pronounced season: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.
Type II. No dry season with a pronounced rainfall from November to January.
Type III. Seasons are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April, and wet during the
rest of the year.
Type IV. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
There are three recognized seasons: Tag-init or Tag-araw (the hot season or summer from March to
May), Tag-ulan (the rainy season from June to November), and Taglamig (the cold season from
December to February).
The humid southwest monsoon (May-October) is known as "Habagat". The cool and dry winds of the
northeast monsoon (November April) are called "Amihan".
These seasons can seriously get mixed up by the El Niño / La Niña effects. El Niño brings dry
weather and even droughts. La Niña stands for rainy weather and floods.