climigo

Ecuador

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are August–September, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against July, October either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

PeruColombiaQuitoQuitoQuitoGuayaquilGuayaquilGuayaquilCuencaCuencaCuencaAmbatoAmbatoAmbatoMantaMantaMantaGalápagos National ParkGalápagos National ParkGalápagos National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 26°18°
February 26°19°
March 26°19°
April 26°19°
May 25°19°
June 25°18°
July 25°17°
August 25°17°
September 26°17°
October 26°18°
November 26°18°
December 26°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18.4 · 25.7 °CJanuary: 18.4 · 25.7 °C18.6 · 25.7 °CFebruary: 18.6 · 25.7 °C18.6 · 25.7 °CMarch: 18.6 · 25.7 °C18.6 · 25.6 °CApril: 18.6 · 25.6 °C18.5 · 25.3 °CMay: 18.5 · 25.3 °C17.8 · 24.7 °CJune: 17.8 · 24.7 °C17.3 · 24.6 °CJuly: 17.3 · 24.6 °C17.2 · 25.3 °CAugust: 17.2 · 25.3 °C17.4 · 25.8 °CSeptember: 17.4 · 25.8 °C17.8 · 25.9 °COctober: 17.8 · 25.9 °C18.0 · 25.9 °CNovember: 18.0 · 25.9 °C18.3 · 25.8 °CDecember: 18.3 · 25.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 18.4 – 25.7 °C
Feb 18.6 – 25.7 °C
Mar 18.6 – 25.7 °C
Apr 18.6 – 25.6 °C
May 18.5 – 25.3 °C
Jun 17.8 – 24.7 °C
Jul 17.3 – 24.6 °C
Aug 17.2 – 25.3 °C
Sep 17.4 – 25.8 °C
Oct 17.8 – 25.9 °C
Nov 18.0 – 25.9 °C
Dec 18.3 – 25.8 °C

How much it rains

January 202 mm20 d
February 241 mm20 d
March 298 mm24 d
April 291 mm23 d
May 264 mm21 d
June 214 mm18 d
July 177 mm16 d
August 136 mm13 d
September 131 mm14 d
October 156 mm16 d
November 161 mm17 d
December 179 mm18 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 202 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a day241 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a dayFebruary: 241 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a day298 mm · 24 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 298 mm · 24 rain days · 12 mm a day291 mm · 23 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 291 mm · 23 rain days · 13 mm a day264 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 264 mm · 21 rain days · 13 mm a day214 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 214 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a day177 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 177 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a day136 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 136 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a day131 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 131 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day156 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 156 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a day161 mm · 17 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 161 mm · 17 rain days · 9 mm a day179 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 179 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 202 mm20 d
Feb 241 mm20 d
Mar 298 mm24 d
Apr 291 mm23 d
May 264 mm21 d
Jun 214 mm18 d
Jul 177 mm16 d
Aug 136 mm13 d
Sep 131 mm14 d
Oct 156 mm16 d
Nov 161 mm17 d
Dec 179 mm18 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 12
February 12 h 10
March 12 h 07
April 12 h 04
May 12 h 03
June 12 h 02
July 12 h 02
August 12 h 04
September 12 h 06
October 12 h 09
November 12 h 11
December 12 h 13

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities