Humidity levels

[Mr Pickwick]

Hi All.

What area in the philiphines has the lowest Humidity levels?
and the best time of year to visit?

Many Thanks
Chris.........

[Steve.r]

If you are going to a hot lush green country you will expect it to be humid. In my experience, it is hot and sticky all year, be it rainy season or dry. :Erm::Erm:

[grahamw48]

The higher you go the cooler and (slightly) fresher it is.

Somewhere like Baguio City for instance. :)

Otherwise, as Steve says.....it's the tropics, which in the Phils means average temperature 30+C, 10C less at night, with high humidity.

Think Tropical House at the Zoo. :)

[Arthur Little]

Hi, Chris ... :welcomex: to the forum.

Unlike the UK, where it seems to be constantly :raining:, the Philippines has TWO seasons - known locally as the 'Wet Season' and the 'Dry Season' ... BOTH of which tend to be very humid (as my friends have explained) rather than searingly hot - but with plenty :sunshine: during the latter. Tropical storms are apt to occur [fairly] frequently in Luzon - albeit seldom travel towards Mindanao in the south.

[lastlid]

I don't know how true this is but googled it...

"Compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, the climate and the weather in the Philippines has mainly two seasons;
Wet season and dry season.

The dry season is overall from December/January to May with strong regional varieties.

The temperatures are lower from December to February, and the temperature starts rising towards March to June.

From July to October, it's the wet/typhoon season. But over the years, this season has started and finishing later, making the typhoon season last from June to November.

The humidity is high all year, except on the mountains in Luzon where the humidity is not that extreme.

So if you want to cool down, head for North Luzon or be a beach bummer ;-)"
http://www.backpacking-tips-asia.com/philippines-weather.html

[Mr Pickwick]

Thanks for the above, My Fiancée (ARJIE on this forum) lives in Mindanao and the humidity there
is a killer. I have just checked Baguio City 17c, but the Humidity is 98%??

Even a hell hole like Bangkok is 29c and only 62% Humidity today.
I assume you get used to it, how long does it take, or do you always need A/C.?
Thanks...Chris

[Arthur Little]

Thanks for the above, My Fiancé (ARJIE on this forum) lives in Mindanao and the humidity there
is a killer.
Yes, Chris ... :iagree: the humidity in Mindanao takes some getting used to, initially. :doh But one does, gradually acclimatise oneself to it - HONEST! During my second visit, I ended up spending three months living with close relatives of my wife, in a sub-division of Tagum City, Davao del Norte - a province of Mindanao - while we were awaiting the outcome of her Spousal Visa Application. :rolleyes:

[grahamw48]

You just have to adapt.

Some people can't take it and maybe never will.

A friend I took out there did nothing but moan about the climate throughout his holiday.

I have lived there for several years at a time and have never used aircon (only fans). It's just so expensive.

I guess we're all different in our levels of tolerance.

[Arthur Little]

I have just checked Baguio City 17c, but the Humidity is 98%??

:yikes: ... that's surprising! Myrna taught for 22 years at Panabo National High School ... and attended several Teacher Training Camps in Baguio, where the mercury levels were supposedly much *cooler - probably something akin to the British Summer temperatures you and I are accustomed to - *which SHE, herself, actually prefers.

[Arthur Little]

The higher you go the cooler and (slightly) fresher it is.

Somewhere like Baguio City for instance. :)

:anerikke: ... that's certainly the impression I got! :yeahthat:

[Arthur Little]

Anyway, I'll find out for myself, next time we visit the Phils :) ... hopefully, sometime in 2013!

[Mr Pickwick]

Maybe the site I used is incorect...
http://www.weatherforecastmap.com/philippines/baguio/
it shows Humidity today in Baguio at 98% but in Manila 94%.
I even typed in Rochester in Kent where i live and it says,
the Humidity is 73%.
I like the sound of Baguio.........


:yikes: ... that's surprising! Myrna taught for 22 years at Panabo National High School ... and attended several Teacher Training Camps in Baguio, where the mercury levels were supposedly much *cooler - probably something akin to the British Summer temperatures you and I are accustomed to - *which SHE, herself, actually prefers.

[lastlid]

"The average year-round temperature measured from all the weather stations in the Philippines, excepting Baguio City, is 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). Cooler days are usually felt in the month of January with temperature averaging at 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) and the warmest days, in the month of May with a mean of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F).[1]
Elevation factors significantly in the variation of temperature in the Philippines. In Baguio City, with an elevation of 1,500 m (5,000 ft) above sea level, the mean average is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) or cooler by about 4.3 °C (15 °F). In 1915, a one-year study was conducted by William H. Brown of the Philippine Journal of Science on top of Mount Banahaw at 2,100 m. (6,900 ft) elevation. The mean temperature measured was 18.6 °C (65.5 °F), a difference of 10 °C (21.6 °F) from the lowland mean temperature.[3]
In Manila and most of the lowland areas, temperatures rarely rise above 37 °C (98.6 °F). The highest temperature recorded in the country was 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) in Tuguegarao Cagayan Valley on April 29, 1912 and again on May 11, 1969. The absolute minimum temperature of 3 °C (37.4 °F) was recorded in January 1903 in Baguio."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_the_Philippines

[grahamw48]

Maybe the site I used is incorect...
http://www.weatherforecastmap.com/philippines/baguio/
it shows Humidity today in Baguio at 98% but in Manila 94%.
I even typed in Rochester in Kent where i live and it says,
the Humidity is 73%.
I like the sound of Baguio.........

How can you go by one day's figures ?

It might be chucking it down with rain today in Baguio....and this time of year, probably is....hence high humidity.

[fred]

How can you go by one day's figures ?

It might be chucking it down with rain today in Baguio....and this time of year, probably is....hence high humidity.

Today,like all this week, the wind has has blowing all the humidity away..The whole country seems to have been affected by the same system..Weird.

[Steve.r]

If you really dont like humidity.... stay here where you know what it is like :rolleyes:

[grahamw48]

If you really dont like humidity.... stay here where you know what it is like :rolleyes:

Most of this year....damp and miserable. :NoNo:

[Steve.r]

still humid :D

[grahamw48]

still humid :D

I can take a lot of humidity when I'm sitting in the Phils watching the world (and all the pretty ladies) go by, with a cold San Mig in my hand . :D

[Steve.r]

I can take a lot of humidity when I'm sitting in the Phils watching the world (and all the pretty ladies) go by, with a cold San Mig in my hand . :D
Amen to that .... :hubbahubba:

[Lancashirelad]

Lots of foreigners carry round a small hand towel to wipe away the sweat, I know I always have a flannel,in my pocket if I'm there! I think you get used to it mostly, but it's good to have some air con where you will be staying, or at least a decent size fan. Like Graham says when your drinking a cold beer, it doesn't seem to be a problem.:)