Zamboanga
City in Philippines: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Zamboanga is a city in Philippines, in Zamboanga Peninsula. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Philippines in our atlas.
It lies at 6.91° N, 122.07° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Manila time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Zamboanga. Green dots: other major cities of Philippines. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zamboanga 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 26°C (79°F). Around 1,638 mm (64 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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
- Budta · 263 km
- Malingao · 266 km
- Cagayan de Oro · 333 km
- General Santos · 353 km
- Davao · 390 km
- Cebu City · 428 km
- Paranaque City · 848 km
- Taguig · 852 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1679432 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.