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People jog and others ride bikes to to exercise at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) grounds on January 25, 2021. People are finding ways to have activities outside their homes and stay healthy even as Metro Manila remains under general community quarantine (GCQ) status. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Ariel Rojas

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176905266435120210125-covid-quarantine-health-JC.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">People jog and others ride bikes to to exercise at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) grounds on January 25, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Metro Manila recorded its coldest temperature so far this 2025 to 2026 northeast monsoon or Amihan season early Thursday, according to PAGASA.</p><p>The temperature dipped to 19.6°C at the Science Garden weather station in Quezon City.</p><p>The coldest temperature in Metro Manila was 14.5°C observed on January 11, 1914 at Port Area, Manila.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/1/19/2025-is-third-warmest-year-filipinos-urged-to-prepare-for-warm-months-following-amihan-1729">2025 is third warmest year; Filipinos urged to prepare for warm months following amihan</a></div><p>Several areas, mostly in Northern and Central Luzon, also experienced notable cooling. Baguio City logged 11.0°C while nearby La Trinidad, Benguet chilled at 12.0°C.</p><p>Other locations that registered temperatures below 20°C include:</p><div><br/></div><p>• 15.8°C        Basco, Batanes</p><p>• 17.2°C        Tanay, Rizal</p><p>• 18.0°C        Malaybalay City, Bukidnon</p><p>• 18.6°C        San Ildefonso, Bulacan</p><p>• 18.7°C        Tuguegarao City, Cagayan</p><p>• 18.9°C        Calayan, Cagayan</p><p>• 18.9°C        Sinait, Ilocos Sur</p><p>• 19.2°C        Casiguran, Aurora</p><p>• 19.5°C        Baler, Aurora</p><p>• 19.6°C     Abucay, Bataan</p><p>• 19.6°C        Clark, Pampanga</p><p>• 19.6°C        Science Garden, Quezon City</p><p>• 19.8 °C    Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija</p><div><br/></div><p>Historically, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the country was 6.3°C, observed in Baguio City on January 18, 1961.</p><p>The current Amihan surge, which extends to the northern portions of Mindanao, is expected to persist through the weekend. Temperatures may still dip further, especially during cloudless nights with calm winds.</p><p>Aside from the cool conditions especially felt at night and early morning, Amihan also brings light to occasionally moderate rains over Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, parts of Bicol Region and Samar Island, and Caraga.</p><p>Earlier, PAGASA projected that temperatures in the mountainous regions of Luzon could drop to 7.5°C this January and 9.2°C in February during the peak of the Amihan season. The end of the Amihan season is typically declared in early March.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7MIV_3-O3VQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wQ7dgJoTtgU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Metro Manila recorded its coldest temperature so far this 2025 to 2026 northeast monsoon or Amihan season early Thursday, according to PAGASA.</p>

Metro Manila recorded its coldest temperature so far this 2025 to 2026 northeast monsoon or Amihan season early Thursday, according to PAGASA.

Quezon City chills at 19.6°C–Metro Manila’s coldest this Amihan season yet

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Quezon City chills at 19.6°C–Metro Manila’s coldest this Amihan season yet

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Published Jan 22, 2026 11:35 AM PHT

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