Ecuador Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
CfbMarine west coast, warm summerTemperate11 Azuay Cañar Chimborazo Cotopaxi Galápagos Loja Morona-Santiago Pastaza Pichincha Tungurahua Zamora-Chinchipe
AwTropical wet and dry or savannaTropical6 Bolívar El Oro Guayas Los Ríos Manabí Santa Elena
AfTropical rainforestTropical4 Esmeraldas Napo Orellana Sucumbíos
CsbMediterranean, warm summerTemperate2 Carchi Imbabura
AmTropical monsoonTropical1 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Summary: Most regions (11) in Ecuador lie in the Marine west coast, warm summer climate zone (Köppen: Cfb). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 27.29°C (81.12°F) in Guayas to a low of 8.34°C (47.01°F) in Chimborazo.

Climate Ecuador: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.22(88.2)30.9(87.62)31.44(88.59)31.55(88.79)31.36(88.45)30.84(87.51)30.93(87.67)32.02(89.64)32.73(90.91)32.62(90.72)32.66(90.79)32.2(89.96)32.73(90.91)
Average high °C (°F)21.34(70.41)21.41(70.54)21.51(70.72)21.25(70.25)21.12(70.02)20.42(68.76)20.19(68.34)21.09(69.96)21.73(71.11)21.64(70.95)21.68(71.02)21.15(70.07)21.21(70.18)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.5(63.5)17.79(64.02)17.78(64.0)17.62(63.72)17.41(63.34)16.61(61.9)16.18(61.12)16.52(61.74)17.11(62.8)17.45(63.41)17.66(63.79)17.47(63.45)17.26(63.07)
Average low °C (°F)14.26(57.67)14.65(58.37)14.68(58.42)14.53(58.15)14.16(57.49)13.34(56.01)12.81(55.06)12.77(54.99)13.15(55.67)13.73(56.71)14.06(57.31)14.04(57.27)13.85(56.93)
Record low °C (°F)5.35(41.63)5.75(42.35)6.33(43.39)6.15(43.07)5.55(41.99)4.32(39.78)3.86(38.95)3.94(39.09)4.35(39.83)5.09(41.16)5.72(42.3)5.33(41.59)3.86(38.95)
Average precipitation mm (inches)142.3(5.6)176.71(6.96)194.39(7.65)179.42(7.06)134.78(5.31)83.38(3.28)71.93(2.83)50.81(2.0)71.82(2.83)111.46(4.39)134.11(5.28)143.72(5.66)124.57(4.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)19.7921.1723.3921.6519.4114.2111.4210.2412.9117.4917.3819.0817.34
Average relative humidity (%)82.4384.3984.7385.0884.3882.6481.3678.177.1879.8781.3882.6782.02
Mean monthly sunshine hours9.99.659.739.8110.010.110.0510.5310.5310.9810.9810.0710.19

Ecuador Climate Graph

Ecuador’s Cities by Temperature

Ecuador’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Guayas
27.29°C | 81.12°F
Orellana
26.16°C | 79.09°F
Esmeraldas
25.13°C | 77.23°F
Sucumbíos
25.06°C | 77.11°F
Manabí
24.31°C | 75.76°F
Los Ríos
23.92°C | 75.06°F
Galápagos
23.84°C | 74.91°F
El Oro
23.22°C | 73.8°F
Santa Elena
22.87°C | 73.17°F
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
20.35°C | 68.63°F
Pastaza
16.23°C | 61.21°F
Morona-Santiago
16.23°C | 61.21°F
Napo
16.23°C | 61.21°F
Loja
15.91°C | 60.64°F
Zamora-Chinchipe
15.91°C | 60.64°F
Pichincha
13.35°C | 56.03°F
Carchi
11.49°C | 52.68°F
Imbabura
11.49°C | 52.68°F
Azuay
10.39°C | 50.7°F
Cañar
10.39°C | 50.7°F
Cotopaxi
9.08°C | 48.34°F
Tungurahua
8.68°C | 47.62°F
Bolívar
8.34°C | 47.01°F
Chimborazo
8.34°C | 47.01°F

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