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Best time to visit Esmeraldas

November is the best time to visit Esmeraldas for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 65/100
A beach holiday November sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 84 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 90 mm
Warmth April 28 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 65 28 °C 13 78
2 October 64 28 °C 14 77
3 September 64 28 °C 15 76
4 August 63 27 °C 15 75
5 July 60 27 °C 17 74
6 December 57 28 °C 18 75
7 June 56 28 °C 19 74
8 January 54 27 °C 26 75
9 February 53 28 °C 24 75
10 May 52 28 °C 24 74
11 March 52 28 °C 25 74
12 April 52 28 °C 24 74

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 86 % 75
February 27 °C 28 °C 88 % 75
March 27 °C 28 °C 88 % 74
April 27 °C 28 °C 86 % 74
May 27 °C 28 °C 89 % 74
June 27 °C 28 °C 88 % 74
July 27 °C 27 °C 87 % 74
August 27 °C 27 °C 88 % 75
September 27 °C 28 °C 90 % 76
October 27 °C 28 °C 89 % 77
November 26 °C 28 °C 87 % 78
December 26 °C 28 °C 84 % 75

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.4 °C 280 mm 86 %
February 27.7 °C 286 mm 88 %
March 28.1 °C 273 mm 88 %
April 28.2 °C 262 mm 86 %
May 28.0 °C 209 mm 89 %
June 27.6 °C 156 mm 88 %
July 27.3 °C 138 mm 87 %
August 27.5 °C 103 mm 88 %
September 27.5 °C 98 mm 90 %
October 27.6 °C 90 mm 89 %
November 27.7 °C 96 mm 87 %
December 27.7 °C 163 mm 84 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.