Best Time to Visit Ecuador

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Ecuador. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Guayaquil. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Ecuador for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 19 °C to 32 °C
Waves Symbol 22 °C to 27 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 0.049.92 in (0 – 15 Days of Rain)
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Best Time to Visit Ecuador: Overview

JanuaryJan
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FebruaryFeb
Up to 9.53 in of rainof rain
MarchMar
Up to 9.92 in of rainof rain
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Best Time to Visit the Regions

Find the best time to visit the regions (Ecuador) in the following overview.

LocationBest Time to Travel
Guayaquilall except January, February, and March
San Cristobalall except September, and November

Climate Chart Ecuador

Guayaquil

Climate Chart Guayaquil
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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Ecuador

In the following, you will find the climate table for Ecuador, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Guayaquil (Ecuador)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature31°31°32°31°31°29°28°29°30°29°30°31°
Night Temperature22°22°23°23°22°21°20°20°20°21°21°22°
Water Temperature24°23°24°25°24°23°23°22°22°22°22°23°
Precipitation (inch)9.069.539.926.022.361.30.390.040.080.120.241.34
Rainy days1214151041000102
Hours of Sunshine444564445445
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature in Guayaquil is 25.8 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: March (27.1 °C)
Coldest month: August (24.3 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Guayaquil is 25 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
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Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 40.39 inch on 59 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): January, February, and March
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 28.5 in

You cannot expect snow in any month in Guayaquil.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, May is the sunniest month with an average of 5.6 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 4.4 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Guayaquil
broken clouds     broken clouds, 24.9 °C
Clouds: 75 %       Wind: 2 mph N
Air Pressure: 1008 hPa       Humidity: 83 %
Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 11:16 am
The next days …
7th Feb 20238th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 2023
light rain24 °C to 32 °Clight rain24 °C to 33 °Cmoderate rain24 °C to 32 °Cheavy intensity rain23 °C to 31 °Cmoderate rain23 °C to 30 °Clight rain24 °C to 32 °C
24 °C to 32 °C24 °C to 33 °C24 °C to 32 °C23 °C to 31 °C23 °C to 30 °C24 °C to 32 °C
Clouds: 42 %Clouds: 75 %Clouds: 87 %Clouds: 78 %Clouds: 94 %Clouds: 83 %
0.04 in of rain0.15 in of rain0.53 in of rain1.62 in of rain0.43 in of rain0.17 in of rain
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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