Climate averages 1991–2020
Loja weather
in September.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Loja: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuenca (124 km away). In September its highs average 18.1°C, 3.8°C cooler than Loja, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 9 cities listed in Ecuador, Loja ranks joint 6th of 9 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 9 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 9 cities is 23.4°C; Loja is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 88 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 20.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 24 | 6.9 | 12.012 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Cuenca in SeptemberEcuador · 124 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Tumbes in SeptemberPeru · 146 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Sullana in SeptemberPeru · 193 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Piura in SeptemberPeru · 208 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Eloy Alfaro in SeptemberEcuador · 215 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.8°C · 117 mm rain
- Talara in SeptemberPeru · 238 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- La Libertad in SeptemberEcuador · 272 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Chiclayo in SeptemberPeru · 317 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.9 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.