MANILA, Philippines — It will be a cool Christmas Day for certain parts of the country, based on a temperature outlook released by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday.

This Sunday, December 25, Baguio City’s temperature will range from 13 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius while Rizal will have it at around 18 degrees Celsius to 23 degrees Celsius during the day and 19 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius in the evening.

Metro Manila will experience a climate as low as 23 degrees Celsius on Christmas Day – specifically, around 22 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius during the daytime and 23 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius by evening.

A five-day temperature advisory for Luzon areas issued at 8 a.m. Wednesday showed predicted conditions in Metro Manila and the region’s provinces on Christmas Day:

Metro Manila: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius during the day | 23 to 31 degrees Celsius at night

Tarlac: 20 to 33 degrees Celsius during the day | 21 to 30 degrees Celsius at night

Nueva Ecija: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius during the day | 23 to 30 degrees Celsius at night

Zambales: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius during the day | 25 to 28 degrees Celsius at night

Bataan: 20 to 29 degrees Celsius during the day | 22 to 26 degrees Celsius at night

Pampanga: 22 to 32 degrees Celsius during the day | 23 to 30 degrees Celsius at night

Bulacan: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius during the day | 21 to 29 degrees Celsius at night

Cavite: 20 to 31 degrees Celsius during the day | 21 to 29 degrees Celsius at night

Laguna: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius during the day | 23 to 28 degrees Celsius at night

Batangas: 22 to 29 degrees Celsius during the day | 23 to 28 degrees Celsius at night

Rizal: 18 to 23 degrees Celsius during the day | 19 to 22 degrees Celsius at night

Quezon: 21 to 27 degrees Celsius during the day | 22 to 27 degrees Celsius at night

In a five-day temperature forecast released at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Pagasa enumerated the following key cities and areas nationwide and their likely temperatures on Christmas Day:

Metro Manila: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 13 to 22 degrees Celsius

Cagayan de Oro City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Laoag City: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 24 to 26 degrees Celsius

Lipa City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius

Metro Cebu: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius

Metro Davao: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay City: 19 to 28 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 19 to 26 degrees Celsius

Olongapo / Clark Zone (Angeles City): 22 to 32 degrees Celsius

Valencia City: 19 to 29 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Pagasa weather specialist Patrick del Mundo told INQUIRER in a phone interview that the northeast monsoon, which is locally known as amihan, may have a surge of winds beginning this week. Thus, he noted, temperatures may even get colder than predicted.

The northeast monsoon is described as the cool and dry wind coming from Siberia and China that blows down to Southeast Asia, which includes the Philippines.