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Best time to visit Machala

August is the best time to visit Machala for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to September.

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 August comfort 83/100
A beach holiday August sea 23 °C
The least cloud August 76 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 29 mm
Warmth March 27 °C
Cooler weather August 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 83 24 °C 8 82
2 September 82 24 °C 9 80
3 July 78 24 °C 12 77
4 October 73 25 °C 15 69
5 November 72 25 °C 15 71
6 June 70 25 °C 16 72
7 December 62 26 °C 20 73
8 January 60 26 °C 25 74
9 May 60 26 °C 21 74
10 February 58 27 °C 23 74
11 April 58 27 °C 22 74
12 March 57 27 °C 24 74

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 26 °C 85 % 74
February 27 °C 27 °C 89 % 74
March 27 °C 27 °C 90 % 74
April 26 °C 27 °C 84 % 74
May 26 °C 26 °C 82 % 74
June 25 °C 25 °C 78 % 72
July 24 °C 24 °C 77 % 77
August 23 °C 24 °C 76 % 82
September 23 °C 24 °C 80 % 80
October 24 °C 25 °C 86 % 69
November 24 °C 25 °C 87 % 71
December 25 °C 26 °C 85 % 73

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 27 °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 26.1 °C 196 mm 85 %
February 26.5 °C 275 mm 89 %
March 26.7 °C 338 mm 90 %
April 26.6 °C 210 mm 84 %
May 26.1 °C 151 mm 82 %
June 25.0 °C 71 mm 78 %
July 24.5 °C 43 mm 77 %
August 24.4 °C 29 mm 76 %
September 24.5 °C 36 mm 80 %
October 24.6 °C 52 mm 86 %
November 24.9 °C 67 mm 87 %
December 25.6 °C 120 mm 85 %

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.