Weekly note

Philippines in January

6 of the 7 destinations in Philippines are in season in January: 1 a sweet spot, 1 good, 4 ok.

January is a sweet spot at 1 of these 7 places: Bacolod. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Manila good 29° 3d 29C max, 3 rainy days
2 Bacolod sweet spot 30° 7d 30C max, 7 rainy days
3 Iloilo ok 28° 9d 28C max, 9 rainy days
4 Dumaguete ok 28° 15d 28C max, 15 rainy days
5 Cebu City okbusy 29° 12d busier than usual
6 Baguio okbusy 20° 12d busier than usual

Not this January

Other months for Philippines

January 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.