Caloocan

City in Philippines: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Caloocan is a city in Philippines, in National Capital Region. About 1.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Philippines in our atlas.

It lies at 14.65° N, 120.97° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Manila time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Caloocan. Green dots: other major cities of Philippines. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Caloocan has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 20°C (69°F). Around 2,917 mm (115 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.

27°20°Jan14828°20°Feb14830°21°Mar11932°23°Apr10232°24°May17130°24°Jun24829°24°Jul31228°24°Aug28929°24°Sep30128°23°Oct34128°23°Nov34527°22°Dec393mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Malacañang Palace
Malacañang PalaceLandmark
Rizal Park
Rizal ParkHistoric urban park in Manila, Philippines
Black Nazarene
Black NazareneRoman Catholic devotional image of a black Jesus the Nazarene
Manila Ocean Park
Manila Ocean ParkOceanarium in Manila, Philippines
Rizal Monument
Rizal MonumentPrimary monument to José Rizal, located at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines
Manila Metropolitan Theatre
Manila Metropolitan TheatreTheater in Manila, Philippines
Casa Manila
Casa ManilaHistory museum
Puente Colgante
Puente ColganteBridge in Philippines

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in PhilippinesNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Malacañan Palace 2013 stamp of the Philippines: Valeraraisen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Rizal Monument at Rizal Park: Maynard Rabanal (Greedyplus), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Black Nazarene: Constantine Agustin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Oceania Manila Ocean Park: Foxyreign, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Rizal Monument: Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Manila Metropolitan Theaterjwilz: JWilz12345, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Casa Manila, Manila, Filipinas, 2023-08-27, DD 72: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Puente claveria: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)