Seasonal guide · MNL → JFK

Best Time to Fly: ManilaNew York

CapitalWashington
Population340,110,988
CurrencyUSD $ United States dollar
LanguageEnglish
Time ZoneUTC-04:00 EDT
AirportJFK
Distance13,695 km
Flight Time16h 36m
Visitors/yr~3,692,888

The honest answer to when you should fly Manila to New York is mostly about weather and demand at the far end. On three years of daily observations at the arrival airport, Jun, Aug-Oct gives the most comfortable combination of temperature and rainfall in New York.

Weather in New York, month by month

Averages below come from three full years of daily readings at New York’s main airport, not from a seasonal generalisation. The warmest month is July (average high 29°C), the coolest is January (average low -4°C), and the wettest is March (150 mm).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysManila high
January3°C-4°C85 mm930°C
February4°C-3°C71 mm931°C
March11°C3°C150 mm1033°C
April15°C7°C93 mm1135°C
May20°C13°C128 mm1235°C
June good26°C19°C82 mm932°C
July29°C22°C135 mm1631°C
August good27°C20°C113 mm1231°C
September good24°C17°C125 mm1030°C
October good19°C11°C85 mm530°C
November12°C5°C64 mm831°C
December6°C0°C136 mm1031°C

Climate data: Open-Meteo reanalysis archive.

Packing for the gap: in September, New York averages 24°C against 30°C in Manila — about 6°C cooler, so pack a layer more than you would at home.

Time difference and jet lag

New York runs 12 hours behind Manila. Travelling west is generally the easier direction, and you gain usable hours on the day you fly out.

When fares move on this route

We publish observed fares for this route when we have them, and say nothing when we do not — there is no estimate on this page. What holds regardless of the route:

  • The travel date matters more than the booking date. Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday, because that is when demand actually sits.
  • Comfortable weather and low fares rarely coincide. Jun, Aug-Oct is the pleasant window in New York, which is also when more people want to go. The shoulder weeks either side of it are usually the better value.
  • School holidays and local events override everything. A festival or a public holiday at either end will outweigh any general booking rule.
  • Set an alert rather than watching manually. Fares move at hours you are not looking, and the useful booking window is weeks wide, not days.

Which day to fly

Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday on most routes, because that is where demand sits rather than because of any pricing trick. Where we have observed fares for Manila–New York, the weekday breakdown appears further down this page; where we do not, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

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