Taguig

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

Bonifacio High Street

Bonifacio High Street: Elmer B. Domingo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Taguig is a city in Philippines, in National Capital Region. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Philippines in our atlas.

It lies at 14.52° N, 121.08° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Manila time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

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

Climate

Taguig 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

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
  • Bonifacio High Street: Elmer B. Domingo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • BGC Taguig at night (Jopet Sy) - Flickr: jopetsy, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • PhilSports Arena FIBA-Asia Champions Cup 2011: WayKurat, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)