General Santos
City in Philippines: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
General Santos is a city in Philippines, in Soccsksargen. About 722,059 people live in the city proper, making it the 14th largest city of Philippines in our atlas.
It lies at 6.11° N, 125.17° E, about 22 m (72 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Manila time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: General Santos. Green dots: other major cities of Philippines. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
General Santos has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 22°C (71°F). Around 1,823 mm (72 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.
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- Davao · 117 km
- Malingao · 139 km
- Budta · 146 km
- Cagayan de Oro · 269 km
- Zamboanga · 353 km
- Cebu City · 488 km
- Paranaque City · 1,036 km
- Taguig · 1,037 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1713022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q594275 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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