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    The Philippines has four main types of climate based on seasonal rainfall distribution: 1. Type I has distinct wet and dry seasons, with wet season from June to September and dry season lasting 3-6 months. 2. Type II has no dry season and rainfall throughout the year, most pronounced in December and January. 3. Type III has a short 1-3 month dry season and wet/dry seasons are less pronounced. 4. Type IV has rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

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    The Philippines has four main types of climate based on seasonal rainfall distribution: 1. Type I has distinct wet and dry seasons, with wet season from June to September and dry season lasting 3-6 months. 2. Type II has no dry season and rainfall throughout the year, most pronounced in December and January. 3. Type III has a short 1-3 month dry season and wet/dry seasons are less pronounced. 4. Type IV has rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

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    The Philippines has four main types of climate based on seasonal rainfall distribution: 1. Type I has distinct wet and dry seasons, with wet season from June to September and dry season lasting 3-6 months. 2. Type II has no dry season and rainfall throughout the year, most pronounced in December and January. 3. Type III has a short 1-3 month dry season and wet/dry seasons are less pronounced. 4. Type IV has rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

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    Four Types of Climate in the Philippines

    The four general types of climate in the Philippines, based on seasonal rainfall distribution are
    as follows:

    Type I - Two pronounced seasons, dry and wet, with maximum rain period from June
    to September and a dry season which lasts for three to six months.

    There are 2 distinct seasonsthe dry and the wet. The dry season is from
    November to April; the wet season occurs during the rest of the year. Regions
    in the western part of Luzon, Mindoro Occidental, Negros provinces, and
    Palawan have this type of climate.

    Type II - No dry season with a very pronounced maximum rain period that occurs in
    December and January.

    There is no pronounced dry season. Some rains fall throughout the year. The
    parts of the Philippines that experience this type of climate include a great
    portion of Eastern Mindanao, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, eastern part of Albay
    province, and the eastern and northern parts of Camarines Norte and
    Camarines
    Sur.

    Type III - No very pronounced maximum rain period, with a short dry season lasting
    from one to three months.

    Wet and dry seasons are not pronounced. It is relatively dry from November
    to April, and relatively wet during the rest of the year. Regions that fall under
    this type include: Southern and Central Cebu, eastern part of Palawan,
    western part of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Eastern Mountain
    Province, Southern Quezon, Masbate, Romblon, Northern Panay, and
    Eastern Negros.

    Type IV - Rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

    Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. The regions
    with this type of climate include most of Central, Eastern, and southern
    Mindanao, Western Leyte, Northern Cebu, Batanes, Northeastern Luzon,
    Southwestern Camarines Norte, western part of Camarines Sur, Albay,
    Marinduque, Western Leyte, Northern Cebu, and Bohol.

    According to climatologists, climate depends on three factorslatitude, height of the


    land above sea level (altitude), and land and water forms around the place.
    1. LATITUDE. The equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth into the
    Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. The equator receives direct
    sunlight. The temperature in places near the equator is high. The suns rays near or
    in the polar regions are weaker for the suns rays to spread at a wider area. This is
    why the temperature in polar regions is lower than the temperature in regions near
    the
    equator.

    2. ALTITUDE. Altitude or elevation refers to the height of a place above the sea level.
    The climate in high places is cooler than the climate in lowlands. As height
    increases, air becomes thinner or less dense. Less dense air cannot hold much heat.
    Thus, higher elevation means cooler temperature. For every 1,000 feet in height or
    elevation,
    the
    temperature
    drops
    by
    3.5
    degree
    Centigrade.
    3. BODIES OF WATER. They affect the climate of a place. Places near bodies of
    water are cooler than areas surrounded by other land areas. This is because land
    absorbs and loses heat quickly, while water absorbs and loses heat slowly.

    PAGASA divides the climate of the country into two seasons, using rainfall and temperature as
    basis:
    Month

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    Rainfall
    Temperature

    Key:

    Blue: Rainy
    Yellow: Dry

    Cool: Green
    Hot: Red

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sep

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

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