Climate in Ecuador
17 cities in Ecuador, compared on thirty-year climate normals. Open any city for its month-by-month record, or take the quiz to see which of them fits the weather you actually like.
- Hottest summers
- Machala
average high 90°F (32°C) in the warmest month
- Mildest winters
- Esmeraldas
coldest-month lows near 72°F (22°C)
- Driest
- Manta
10.3 in (261 mm) of rain a year
- Wettest
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados
106 in (2692 mm) of rain a year
Every city
| City | Warmest-month high | Coldest-month low | Rain a year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuitoPichincha | 69°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 43 in (1093 mm) | 2.8M people |
| GuayaquilGuayas | 88°F (31°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 49.1 in (1248 mm) | 2.7M people |
| CuencaAzuay | 72°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 29.1 in (740 mm) | 637k people |
| Santo Domingo de los ColoradosSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 83°F (28°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 106 in (2692 mm) | 459k people |
| AmbatoTungurahua Province | 71°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 21.1 in (536 mm) | 387k people |
| PortoviejoManabí | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 24.2 in (614 mm) | 322k people |
| Eloy AlfaroGuayas | 88°F (31°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 50.9 in (1292 mm) | 316k people |
| MachalaEl Oro | 90°F (32°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 17.6 in (448 mm) | 289k people |
| Loja | 75°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 36.3 in (923 mm) | 274k people |
| MantaManabí | 88°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 10.3 in (261 mm) | 264k people |
| RiobambaChimborazo Province | 70°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 22.3 in (568 mm) | 264k people |
| IbarraImbabura | 74°F (24°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 27.4 in (696 mm) | 221k people |
| Esmeraldas | 86°F (30°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 46.6 in (1184 mm) | 219k people |
| QuevedoLos Ríos | 87°F (31°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 90.6 in (2300 mm) | 214k people |
| LatacungaCotopaxi | 70°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 20.5 in (520 mm) | 206k people |
| DauleGuayas | 87°F (31°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 42.8 in (1086 mm) | 174k people |
| MilagroGuayas | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 59.8 in (1519 mm) | 134k people |
Which of these would suit you? The quiz scores every city against the temperatures, humidity, sun, rain and snow you enjoy.
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