Ecuador
Across 16 destinations in Ecuador, the warmest is Portoviejo at 30 °C in Nov, the coolest is Quito at 18 °C, and annual rainfall ranges from 548 mm in Manta to 5,786 mm in Quevedo. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
16 destinations with full climate records · 101 awaiting data
The rangeHow much Ecuador varies
Climate varies across Ecuador. At the warmest month of the year, Portoviejo averages 30 °C by day while Quito reaches 18 °C — a difference of 12 °C between two places in the same country.
Rainfall separates them more than temperature does: Quevedo averages 5,786 mm a year against 548 mm in Manta.
DestinationsThe year in each of the largest
All of themEvery destination with a full record
| Destination | Warmest month | Peak avg high | Annual rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | Aug | 18 °C | 2,876 mm |
| Guayaquil | Dec | 29 °C | 2,142 mm |
| Cuenca | Nov | 19 °C | 1,512 mm |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | Apr | 25 °C | 2,720 mm |
| Ambato | Nov | 18 °C | 2,004 mm |
| Portoviejo | Nov | 30 °C | 1,054 mm |
| Eloy Alfaro | Dec | 29 °C | 2,568 mm |
| Machala | Mar | 27 °C | 1,587 mm |
| Loja | Oct | 22 °C | 1,283 mm |
| Manta | Mar | 29 °C | 548 mm |
| Riobamba | Sep | 19 °C | 1,297 mm |
| Ibarra | Sep | 22 °C | 1,609 mm |
| Esmeraldas | Apr | 28 °C | 2,152 mm |
| Quevedo | Apr | 27 °C | 5,786 mm |
| Latacunga | Sep | 18 °C | 1,831 mm |
| Daule | Dec | 29 °C | 1,967 mm |
Awaiting climate data
These destinations are in our database but do not yet have complete 30-year records, so they have no page yet.
- Milagro
- Tulcán
- Babahoyo
- La Libertad
- El Empalme
- Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Pasaje
- Chone
- Salinas
- Santa Elena
- Rosa Zarate
- Santa Rosa
- Balzar
- Huaquillas
- Ventanas
- Bahía de Caráquez
- La Troncal
- Jipijapa
- Azogues
- Naranjito
- Vinces
- Otavalo
- El Triunfo
- Naranjal
- Posorja
- Playas
- Pomasqui
- Yaguachi Nuevo
- Guabo
- Cayambe
- Arenillas
- Machachi
- Puyo
- Nueva Loja
- Samborondón
- Macas
- Pedro Carbo
- Guaranda
- Boca Suno
- San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas
- Valencia
- Catamayo
- Montecristi
- Atuntaqui
- Calceta
- Tena
- Gualaceo
- Piñas
- Cariamanga
- Pelileo
- La Maná
- Pujilí
- Montalvo
- Sucre
- Zamora
- Tosagua
- San Gabriel
- Alausí
- Muisne
- Macará
- Santa Ana de Vuelta Larga
- San Juan
- Puerto Ayora
- Guano
- Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
- San Miguel de Bolívar
- Santa Lucía
- Zaruma
- Balao
- Valdez
- Catacocha
- San Miguel
- Rocafuerte
- Yantzaza
- Cañar
- Catarama
- Portovelo
- Baños
- Colimes
- Palestina
- Paján
- Junín
- Palenque
- Baba
- Puerto Bolívar
- Cotacachi
- Oyambarillo
- Balsas
- Lomas de Sargentillo
- Píllaro
- Sucúa
- Pimampiro
- Archidona
- Coronel Marcelino Maridueña
- Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
- Tres Postes
- Palora
- Pedernales
- Celica
- Marcabelí
- Sangolquí
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: warmest month, annual rainfall total. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.