Best time to visit Manta

August is the best time to visit Manta for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May 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 August comfort 78/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud August 74 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 6 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 78 27 °C 1 100
2 July 78 27 °C 2 100
3 September 78 27 °C 2 100
4 October 78 28 °C 2 100
5 June 77 27 °C 4 99
6 November 76 28 °C 3 100
7 December 74 28 °C 6 94
8 May 70 28 °C 7 91
9 January 66 28 °C 11 83
10 April 64 29 °C 11 82
11 February 58 28 °C 16 75
12 March 57 29 °C 15 74

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 28 °C 79 % 83
February 26 °C 28 °C 85 % 75
March 26 °C 29 °C 83 % 74
April 26 °C 29 °C 77 % 82
May 26 °C 28 °C 77 % 91
June 26 °C 27 °C 76 % 99
July 25 °C 27 °C 75 % 100
August 25 °C 27 °C 74 % 100
September 24 °C 27 °C 77 % 100
October 25 °C 28 °C 81 % 100
November 25 °C 28 °C 78 % 100
December 25 °C 28 °C 75 % 94

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 29 °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 28.2 °C 74 mm 79 %
February 28.2 °C 148 mm 85 %
March 28.6 °C 119 mm 83 %
April 28.5 °C 79 mm 77 %
May 28.2 °C 35 mm 77 %
June 27.5 °C 14 mm 76 %
July 27.2 °C 9 mm 75 %
August 27.4 °C 6 mm 74 %
September 27.5 °C 8 mm 77 %
October 27.5 °C 9 mm 81 %
November 27.9 °C 13 mm 78 %
December 28.2 °C 33 mm 75 %

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.

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