Droughts in Philippines
20 droughts have been recorded in Philippines by Global Incident Tracker, 20 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
10
Last 7 days
20
In 2026
20
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent droughts in Philippines
The drought expected to hit the entire country under a strong El Niño does not mean the Philippines will run out of water, the head of the Local Water Utilities Administration said. I via ANC 24/7 Link to the full story in the comments section.
Minor
Drought has affected 3,792.93 hectares of rice areas across seven Iloilo municipalities, with the estimated value of affected crops reaching PHP 124.26 million, according to a provincial situation report. Link to the full story in comment section.
Moderate
Iloilo tackles drought’s impact on agriculture
Moderate
Drought hits nearly 3,800 hectares of Iloilo rice farms
Moderate
Bohol crop losses climb to P173M as drought worsens
Minor
Philippines prepares for El Niño-driven drought risk by March 2027
Minor
Strong El Niño to bring drought across Philippines by March
Minor
DOST: Entire Philippines could be under drought conditions in March 2027
Minor
Philippines Braces for Severe Drought as El Niño
Minor
All provinces could experience dry condition, drought by end of March 2027 - DOST
Minor
National team veteran Amaya Amparo Cojuangco ends the Philippines' 12-year drought for an archery medal in the Asian Games
Minor
DA seeks P6.2-M cloud seeding funds as Caraga drought worsens
Minor
Provinces brace for drought, farm losses
Minor
Iloilo town eyes state of calamity as drought losses reach P46.1M
Moderate
Catarman readies water rationing amid drought
Moderate
El Niño raises drought risks for Mexico’s fresh produce growers
Moderate
Butuan tackles water crisis on two fronts
Moderate
WMO sees near-certain El Niño through February 2027 as Philippines braces for drought
Minor
Butuan City water crisis sparks calls for accountability, solutions
Moderate
Dinagat Islands rolls out measures vs water crisis
Minor
When they happen
October carries the most droughts we hold for Philippines — 11 of 20. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 1 | |
| September | 8 | |
| October | 11 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Droughts have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · NASA EONET · ReliefWeb · news.