Climate averages 1991–2020
Loja weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Loja: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuenca (124 km away). In August its highs average 16.8°C, 3.9°C cooler than Loja, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 9 cities listed in Ecuador, Loja ranks 7th of 9 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 9 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 9 cities is 22.8°C; Loja is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Loja climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 167 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| February | 20.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 197 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| March | 20.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 204 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 20.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 148 | 20.9 | 12.012 h |
| May | 20.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 82 | 16.3 | 11.912 h |
| June | 20.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 49 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| July | 19.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 37 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 20.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 24 | 6.9 | 12.012 h |
| September | 21.9°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 88 | 16.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 133 | 19.2 | 12.312 h |
| December | 21.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 146 | 21.8 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Cuenca in AugustEcuador · 124 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.0°C · 54 mm rain
- Tumbes in AugustPeru · 146 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sullana in AugustPeru · 193 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Piura in AugustPeru · 208 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Eloy Alfaro in AugustEcuador · 215 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 101 mm rain
- Talara in AugustPeru · 238 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- La Libertad in AugustEcuador · 272 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 20.1°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Chiclayo in AugustPeru · 317 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Loja) is explained once on the Loja year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.