Cebu City, Philippines: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Cebu City is a city in Philippines, in Central Visayas. About 965,332 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Philippines in our atlas.

It lies at 10.32° N, 123.89° E, about 37 m (121 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Manila time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

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

Climate

Cebu City has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 24°C (75°F). Around 2,009 mm (79 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

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

Cebu City Sports ComplexStadium in the Philippines

Museo SugboProvincial museum in the Philippines

Cebu–Cordova Link ExpresswayLongest bridge in the Philippines

National Museum of the Philippines (Cebu)National museum in Cebu City, Philippines

Hoops DomeBasketball venue in Lapu-Lapu, Philippines

Horizons 101Residential Condominium

South Road PropertiesCentral Business District in Central Visayas, Philippines

Mandani BayMixed-use development in Mandaue, 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

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1717512 (CC BY 4.0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Cebu City Sports Complex: Raissa QD, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Museo Sugbu: Aries Eroles, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cebu Downtown CCLEX top view (Cebu City; 09-07-2022): Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Inauguration of the Central Visayas Regional Museum 4: Rey Baniquet for the News and Information Bureau-Philippine News Agency, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Hoops Dome: Thirdtan37, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)