Davao City, the largest city on the island of Mindanao, sits on the southeastern coast of the island facing the Davao Gulf, backed by Mount Apo, the country's highest peak, at approximately 7.19°N, 125.46°E. It has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — warm and humid year-round, with rain in every month and no true dry season.

There is no summer in the temperate sense: temperatures stay warm and remarkably steady, with daytime highs around 31–33°C and warm, humid nights near 23–24°C, tempered by sea breezes off the gulf. Rain falls throughout the year in short, heavy afternoon bursts rather than in a single drenching season, so no month is genuinely dry.

There is no true winter, and Davao's temperature barely varies through the year. The relatively wetter months come around May to October, and the drier stretch from February to April, but the difference is modest — Davao is famous for having some of the most equable, evenly distributed weather in the Philippines.

Davao receives on the order of 1,900–2,100 mm of rain a year, spread remarkably evenly through every month with no dry season, in contrast to Manila's sharply seasonal pattern; the surrounding mountains, including Mount Apo, shape local showers. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Davao's greatest climatic advantage is its position: Mindanao lies south of the main typhoon track, so the city is spared the storms that batter Luzon each year, and it is often called the safest large city in the Philippines from typhoons. The exception proves the rule — Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao in 2012 with devastating force.

To follow any single measurement in Davao more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.