Weekly note

Philippines in February

7 of the 7 destinations in Philippines are in season in February: 3 a sweet spot, 0 good, 4 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 3 of these 7 places: Manila, Iloilo and Bacolod.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Manila sweet spotbusy 30° 2d £418 busier than usual
2 Iloilo sweet spot 29° 6d — 29C max, 6 rainy days
3 Bacolod sweet spot 31° 5d — 31C max, 5 rainy days
4 Cebu City okbusy 29° 8d — busier than usual
5 Dumaguete okbusy 28° 13d — busier than usual
6 Boracay okbusy 27° 13d — busier than usual
7 Baguio okbusy 21° 13d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Philippines

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Philippines as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.