Geography and Climate
Lipa covers an area of 20,940 hectares (209.4 km2) at an elevation of 1,025 feet (312 m) above sea level. Its climate is generally cool, except during typhoons and in summer. Lipa City's fishing area is located at Barangay Halang, in the west of the city; it is actually a portion of Taal Lake, which is connected to other municipalities (Cuenca, Mataas na Kahoy and Balete). The average yearly temperature is 23 degrees Celsius. The highest recorded temperature is 35.7, and the lowest recorded temperature is 16.4 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is sporadic during the year; it is dry from January to May, and wet from June to December.
| Climate data for Lipa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
32 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.07 (82.52) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 24 (0.94) |
24 (0.94) |
17 (0.67) |
24 (0.94) |
97 (3.82) |
166 (6.54) |
291 (11.46) |
228 (8.98) |
230 (9.06) |
132 (5.2) |
119 (4.69) |
115 (4.53) |
1,467 (57.76) |
| Source: World Weather Online | |||||||||||||
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