Central Luzon · Philippines

Mabalacat travel guide

Mabalacat is a city in Central Luzon, Philippines, home to about 307,000 people.

Nearest airport
CRK4 km · Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base
Currency
PHPPhilippine peso
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Language
English, Filipino, Taglish

About

About Mabalacat

Mabalacat, officially Mabalacat City, is a component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 306,594 people.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Mabalacat

Mabalacat has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 497 mm of rain.

0°17°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec497 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Mabalacat: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK), about 4.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 58 km) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL, 92 km) are also within reach.

large airport

CRK · Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base

4.2 km from the centreICAO RPLC
large airport

SFS · Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point

57.6 km from the centreICAO RPLB
large airport

MNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport

91.7 km from the centreICAO RPLL

Questions

Mabalacat: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Mabalacat?

Mabalacat has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 497 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Mabalacat?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK), about 4.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 58 km) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL, 92 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Mabalacat?

Philippine peso (PHP).

Nearby

Destinations near Mabalacat

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.