Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Ecuador.
ClimaNote covers 9 cities in Ecuador, starting with Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados and Portoviejo. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.
Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 16.2°C in Tulcán to 28.8°C in Portoviejo, and yearly rainfall from 420 mm in La Libertad to 2,699 mm in Eloy Alfaro. The hottest city-month is November in Portoviejo, with an average high of 29.5°C, and the coolest is July in Tulcán, at 15.0°C. By single month, the most rain falls in March in Eloy Alfaro, with 455 mm, and the least in October in La Libertad, with 7.4 mm.
April is the warmest month in 2 cities, October in 2, November in 2, March in 1 and September in 1 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); July is the coolest in 6 cities and December in 1 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie). March is the wettest month in 4 cities, February in 2, January in 1, April in 1 and November in 1; August is the driest in 6 cities, October in 2 and November in 1. Of these cities, 2 have a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with under 1 mm of rain.
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Cities in Ecuador
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuenca | 18°C | 11°C | 1,499 |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 24°C | 19°C | 2,680 |
| Portoviejo | 29°C | 22°C | 1,044 |
| Eloy Alfaro | 28°C | 22°C | 2,699 |
| Loja | 21°C | 14°C | 1,310 |
| Ibarra | 20°C | 11°C | 1,690 |
| Esmeraldas | 28°C | 23°C | 1,684 |
| Tulcán | 16°C | 9°C | 2,434 |
| La Libertad | 25°C | 22°C | 420 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.