Best time to visit Ecuador

Ecuador in this dataset covers 2 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 771 mm in Guayaquil to 1180 mm in Quito. The monthly-average temperature swing is 0.8–2.0°C depending on the city.

Ecuador is not one climate: the cities here include a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split; a mild oceanic climate.

Regional contrasts in Ecuador

The hottest peak in the sample is Guayaquil in September (29.3°C). The coldest monthly average is Quito in January (18.0°C). Quito takes the most rain (1180 mm a year, wettest in April); Guayaquil takes the least (771 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 18.8°C to 29.3°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Ecuador: typical hottest-month average 24.1°C and about 976 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Guayaquil (July, August, and September); Quito (July, August, and September).

Guayaquil in Ecuador

Guayaquil sits at -2.20°, -79.89°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. September is the warmest month at 29.3°C (high 37.3°C); March is the coolest at 27.3°C (low 23.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 2.0°C.

The monsoon runs from January to April. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are July, August, and September. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,723,665. The wettest month is February (215 mm, 22 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is September (2 mm).

Quito in Ecuador

Quito sits at -0.23°, -78.52°. It is a mild oceanic climate. September is the warmest month at 18.8°C (high 24.9°C); January is the coolest at 18.0°C (low 13.7°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 0.8°C.

The wet season runs from December to May. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are July, August, and September. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,781,641. The wettest month is April (177 mm, 25 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is August (25 mm).