Best time to visit Baguio
Philippines · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Baguio
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- JanJBaguio in January: ok, busy
- FebFBaguio in February: ok, busy
- MarMBaguio in March: ok
- AprABaguio in April: sweet spot
- MayMBaguio in May: avoid
- JunJBaguio in June: avoid
- JulJBaguio in July: avoid
- AugABaguio in August: avoid
- SepSBaguio in September: avoid
- OctOBaguio in October: ok, busy
- NovNBaguio in November: ok, busy
- DecDBaguio in December: sweet spot
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
No dry season: more than 6 rainy days in every month.
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Things to do in Baguio
- Camp John Hay This former R&R facility for American military personnel during the American occupation was turned over to the Philippine Government in 1991.
- The Mansion House The President of the Philippines summer home features manicured lawns & gardens open to the public.
- Burnham Park Go for a walk or go rowing on Burnham Lake.
- Igorot Stone Kingdom A contemporary stone attraction made through the traditional method of riprap and reinforced with concrete.
- Laperal White House Considered to be haunted, this house built in the 1930s houses Filipino bamboo & wood artworks.
- Lion's Head Limestone sculpture of a lion by the Baguio chapter of the Lions Club.
- Baguio Botanical Garden Popular botanical garden featuring a variety of plants & colorful flowers, along with native huts.
Tours and tickets in Baguio
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Baguio), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° | 12d | 86% | 10.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 21° | 13d | 85% | 10.9h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 22° | 19d | 85% | 11.6h | ok | 22C max, 19 rainy days |
| Apr | 23° | 20d | 87% | 11.6h | sweet spot | 23C max, 20 rainy days |
| May | 23° | 24d | 89% | 10.7h | avoid | monsoon: 24 rainy days, 297mm |
| Jun | 23° | 26d | 91% | 9.9h | avoid | monsoon: 26 rainy days, 368mm |
| Jul | 22° | 29d | 92% | 7.8h | avoid | monsoon: 29 rainy days, 673mm |
| Aug | 21° | 29d | 93% | 7.3h | avoid | monsoon: 29 rainy days, 713mm |
| Sep | 22° | 28d | 93% | 8.1h | avoid | monsoon: 28 rainy days, 517mm |
| Oct | 22° | 13d* | 91% | 8.8h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 22° | 12d | 88% | 9.7h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 21° | 13d | 87% | 9.6h | sweet spot | 21C max, 13 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Session Road, the centre: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in October are as the weather station at Baguio (2 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 98328, 2017–2026).
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Baguio's December days now average 21.5°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 3 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 1 clearly cooler.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 20.3° | 21.2° | 22.6° | 23.5° | 22.9° | 21.8° | 21.6° | 21.0° | 21.6° | 21.8° | 21.7° | 20.3° |
| 2017–26 | 20.5° | 21.1° | 21.9° | 22.9° | 23.1° | 22.5° | 21.8° | 21.2° | 21.5° | 21.8° | 22.1° | 21.5° |
| Change | +0.2° | -0.1° | -0.7° | -0.6° | +0.2° | +0.7° | +0.2° | +0.1° | -0.0° | +0.0° | +0.5° | +1.1° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Mabalacat (CRK), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Mabalacat.
| Mabalacat (CRK) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Manila (Pasay) (MNL) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Baguio is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Hong Kong
- from Taipei
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Bangkok
- from Seoul
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Tokyo
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Baguio, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B and C plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Philippine peso. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Philippines: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards work in malls, hotels and bigger restaurants; small shops, jeepneys and taxis mostly want cash. QR Ph codes (GCash, Maya) are common, and Alipay+ wallets usually work where GCash is taken.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Restaurants usually add a service charge, so a tip is optional. In taxis, round up or add 20–50 pesos; Grab lets you tip in the app.
Getting around Baguio
- Apps — Rides: Angkas, Grab, JoyRide, Move It. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: Messenger, Viber. Grab is the main app for cars and metered taxis; Angkas, JoyRide and Move It are mostly motorbike taxis.
Similar to Manila, jeepneys ply various routes within Baguio and its immediate surroundings. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Baguio, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (14)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/philippines/getting-help
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Philippines
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Metro_Manila
- angkas.com
- joyride.com.ph
- techpinas.com/2026/07/Visa-Expands-Contactless-Tap-To-Ride-Payments-LRT-2-Philippines.html
- fintechnews.ph/72272/payments/mastercard-lrt-2-contactless-payments-philippines
- dotrmrt3.gov.ph/news/cashless-payments-ni-roll-out-sa-mrt-3
- lrta.gov.ph/railway-operations
- infobip.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- nipl.com/uploads/NPCI_International_Press_Release_LIQUID_GROUP_TO_POWER_UPI_QR_ACCEPTANCE_IN_10_ASIAN_MARKETS_bcb05ffeee.pdf
Baguio in pictures
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Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Patrick Roque, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Baguio is like
Baguio is a highland city of 366,358 people (2020 census) in the province of Benguet, Philippines. Due to its cool mountain weather relative to the rest of the country, it is considered the "Summer Capital of the Philippines." The city is abundant in pine trees, so it is nicknamed the City of Pines. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Burnham Park. Go for a walk or go rowing on Burnham Lake. Visit the Rose Garden or have fun with the kids in the Burnham Park Playground. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Panagbenga: The Baguio Flower Festival is held every February. Street parades, colorful floats and costumes and native dance displays have drawn huge crowds to Baguio every year. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- To get to Baguio from outside of Luzon, you still have to pass through Metro Manila or Clark airport and from there get to Baguio by either of the following ways… More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- As a number one rule, always secure your belongings. Keep your passports/visas/important papers at the hotel safe (if there is one available at your hotel) or in a safe place. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGH), Marcos Highway Rotunda, BGH Compound. Government hospital. Benguet General Hospital, Halsema Highway, La Trinidad. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Baguio, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Baguio
Also in Philippines
- Bacolod best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Boracay best Apr, May, Jun
- Cebu City best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Dumaguete best Jan, Mar, Apr
- Iloilo best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Manila best Jan, Feb, Nov
Nearby
Kind of place
Baguio is in Philippines, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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