Region: Central Visayas · Philippines
Medellin travel guide
Medellin is a city in Central Visayas, Philippines, home to about 62,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CEB91 km · Mactan Cebu International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Plugs
- A, B, C · 220 V
- Emergency
- 911
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
When to go
The best time to visit Medellin
Medellin has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.
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).
Public holidays in Philippines, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Medellin: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD, 110 km) and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC, 117 km) are also within reach.
CEB · Mactan Cebu International Airport
BCD · Bacolod-Silay International Airport
TAC · Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Questions
Medellin: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Medellin?
Medellin has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Medellin?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD, 110 km) and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC, 117 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Medellin?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Medellin
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.