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Metro Manila logs coldest temperature so far this 'amihan' season — PAGASA

Published Jan 29, 2026 10:03 am
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Angelo Alsonado inspects a minimum thermometer at the PAGASA Science Garden in Quezon City. Metro Manila recorded its coldest temperature so far this northeast monsoon or “amihan” season at 19.2 degrees Celsius on Jan. 29, 2026. (Santi San Juan/Manila Bulletin)
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Angelo Alsonado inspects a minimum thermometer at the PAGASA Science Garden in Quezon City. Metro Manila recorded its coldest temperature so far this northeast monsoon or “amihan” season at 19.2 degrees Celsius on Jan. 29, 2026. (Santi San Juan/Manila Bulletin)
Metro Manila recorded its lowest air temperature so far this northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” season at 19.2 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, Jan. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
PAGASA said the temperature was recorded at the Science Garden monitoring station in Quezon City and was lower than the 19.6°C observed on Jan. 22.
However, it remains far from the coldest temperature ever recorded in Metro Manila, which was 14.5°C logged on Jan. 11, 1914 at the Port Area in Manila.
Aside from Metro Manila, nine other areas registered low early-morning temperatures on Thursday.
These were Baguio City, Benguet (12.4°C); Basco, Batanes (18°C); Tanay, Rizal (18.2°C); Malaybalay, Bukidnon (18.6°C); Sinait, Ilocos Sur (19.2°C); Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (19.3°C); Abucay, Bataan (20.1°C); Calayan, Cagayan (20.1°C); and Mulanay, Quezon (20.1°C).
PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said cooler conditions are still expected over several parts of the country due to the prevalence of the amihan, particularly affecting Luzon and Visayas.
Over the next 24 hours, Dominguez said the amihan will bring cloudy skies with light rains over Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and Quezon.
Metro Manila and most of Visayas are expected to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light amihan rains.
Meanwhile, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms may affect Mindanao, Eastern Samar, Leyte, and Southern Leyte, she added.
Dominguez also said that no low-pressure area or tropical cyclone is being monitored inside or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility as of Thursday.

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