Lightning strikes in Philippines
The detection network has located 6,152 lightning strikes in Philippines since the archive began, including 2,944 in the last 7 days. That is 0.07% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Philippines #33 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Philippines is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 77 |
| 2026-08-13 | 626 |
| 2026-08-12 | 838 |
| 2026-08-11 | 128 |
| 2026-08-10 | 262 |
| 2026-08-09 | 499 |
| 2026-08-08 | 514 |
| 2026-08-07 | 80 |
| 2026-08-06 | 249 |
| 2026-08-05 | 613 |
| 2026-08-04 | 259 |
| 2026-08-03 | 644 |
| 2026-08-02 | 154 |
| 2026-08-01 | 277 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Philippines's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 4,396 | 2,072 | 71.5% |
| 2 | Isabela | 202 | 78 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Cagayan | 177 | 118 | 2.9% |
| 4 | Ilocos Norte | 144 | 55 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Abra | 95 | 47 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Ilocos Sur | 85 | 72 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Pangasinan | 76 | 41 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Zambales | 72 | 53 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Quezon | 72 | 41 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Occidental Mindoro | 61 | 25 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Apayao | 57 | 8 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Nueva Ecija | 41 | 22 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Batangas | 40 | 28 | 0.7% |
| 14 | La Union | 36 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Camarines Sur | 35 | 29 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Kalinga | 33 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Bulacan | 32 | 28 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Camarines Norte | 30 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Bataan | 26 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Oriental Mindoro | 24 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Albay | 22 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 22 | Pampanga | 21 | 19 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Cavite | 20 | 15 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Samar | 19 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Aurora | 18 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Mountain | 18 | 13 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Batanes | 18 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Benguet | 17 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Sorsogon | 17 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Ifugao | 16 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Laguna | 16 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Tarlac | 14 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Rizal | 13 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Nueva Vizcaya | 13 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Palawan | 10 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Zamboanga del Norte | 10 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Negros Occidental | 9 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 38 | Davao | 8 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 39 | Aklan | 8 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 40 | Masbate | 8 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 41 | Antique | 7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 42 | Bohol | 7 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 43 | Quirino | 7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 44 | Agusan del Sur | 7 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 45 | Iloilo | 6 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 46 | Bukidnon | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 47 | Davao Oriental | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Zamboanga del Sur | 5 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 49 | Romblon | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Dinagat Islands | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 51 | Puerto Princesa | 4 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Catanduanes | 4 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 53 | Davao de Oro | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 54 | Taguig City | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Northern Samar | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Cebu | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Eastern Samar | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 58 | Negros Oriental | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Surigao del Sur | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Cotabato | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Guimaras | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Naga | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Davao del Norte | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Zamboanga Sibugay | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Misamis Oriental | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Dagupan | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Pasig | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Pasay | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Olongapo | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Leyte | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Muntinlupa | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Biliran | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Valenzuela City | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Siquijor | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Metro Manila | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Caloocan | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Quezon City | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Parañaque | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Sultan Kudarat | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Angeles | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Agusan del Norte | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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