Climate of Ecuador
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The climate of Ecuador is generally tropical and varies with altitude and region, due to differences in elevation and, to a degree, in proximity to the equator.{{Cite web |url=http://www.languagecrossing.com/Destinations/Ecuador/Climate_of_Ecuador/|title=Climate of Ecuador|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305181311/https://languagecrossing.com/Destinations/Ecuador/Climate_of_Ecuador/|archivedate=2012-03-05}}{{cite web |last1=Sánchez-Dávila |first1=Gabriel |title=Clasificación climática de Sudamérica |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b74200791dda49958d6d39eddaca74a0 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=Spanish |date=15 Sep 2022}}
File:Koppen-Geiger Map ECU present.svg
The coastal lowlands in the western part of Ecuador are typically warm with temperatures in the region of {{convert|25|°C|lk=on}}.{{cite web|title=Climate in Ecuador|url=http://www.piedrablanca.org/climate.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829080204/http://www.piedrablanca.org/climate.htm|archivedate=2017-08-29}} Coastal areas are affected by ocean currents and are hot and rainy between January and April.{{cite web|title=Ecuador:Climate|url=http://www.hacienda-ecuador.com/Ecuador/Ecuador_4.html}}
The weather in Quito is consistent with that of a subtropical highland climate. The average temperature during the day is {{cvt|21|°C}}, which generally falls to an average of {{cvt|10|°C}} at night. The average temperature annually is {{cvt|18|°C}}. There are two seasons in the city: dry and wet. The dry season runs from June to September and the wet season is from October to May.
Effects of climate change
File:Climate strike Quito Ecuador.jpg during the September 2019 climate strikes.]]
Ecuador has a diverse geography and is very vulnerable to climate change. Antisana, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Cayambe, the Ilinizas (north and south), El Altar, and Carihuairazo are the seven glaciers of Ecuador. These glaciers are all located on volcanic craters that are affected by the greenhouse effect. Because of global warming glacier Carihuairazo has already lost 96% of its glacier surface. With the continued worsening of climate change, Carihuairazo can disappear within five years. By the end of 2018, there was an average nationwide loss of 53% of glacier coverage. Glacier shrinkage is a natural phenomenon that has existed; however, in the last 20 years climate change has exacerbated shrinkage. These glaciers in Ecuador play a major role in the climate because they gather the atmospheric circulation from the Pacific and the humidity of the Amazon region.{{Cite web|title=Climate change threatens 2 of Ecuador's 7 glaciers|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/technology/climate-change-threatens-2-of-ecuador-s-7-glaciers/50000267-3901514|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.efe.com|language=en}}
Examples
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Quito
|collapsed = Yes
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C= 33.0
|Feb record high C= 28.6
|Mar record high C= 32.0
|Apr record high C= 25.6
|May record high C= 30.4
|Jun record high C= 29.0
|Jul record high C= 31.0
|Aug record high C= 27.0
|Sep record high C= 29.0
|Oct record high C= 27.0
|Nov record high C= 29.3
|Dec record high C= 29.0
|year record high C= 33.0
|Jan high C = 21.2
|Feb high C = 21.0
|Mar high C = 20.8
|Apr high C = 20.9
|May high C = 21.0
|Jun high C = 21.1
|Jul high C = 21.5
|Aug high C = 22.2
|Sep high C = 22.3
|Oct high C = 21.8
|Nov high C = 21.3
|Dec high C = 21.3
|year high C = 21.4
|Jan mean C = 15.5
|Feb mean C = 15.6
|Mar mean C = 15.5
|Apr mean C = 15.6
|May mean C = 15.6
|Jun mean C = 15.5
|Jul mean C = 15.5
|Aug mean C = 15.9
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 15.7
|Nov mean C = 15.5
|Dec mean C = 15.5
|year mean C = 15.6
|Jan low C = 9.8
|Feb low C = 10.1
|Mar low C = 10.1
|Apr low C = 10.2
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 9.8
|Jul low C = 9.4
|Aug low C = 9.6
|Sep low C = 9.4
|Oct low C = 9.5
|Nov low C = 9.6
|Dec low C = 9.7
|year low C = 9.8
|Jan record low C = 3.0
|Feb record low C = 4.7
|Mar record low C = 5.1
|Apr record low C = 5.3
|May record low C = 2.5
|Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record low C = 3.0
|Aug record low C = 2.2
|Sep record low C = 3.4
|Oct record low C = 4.2
|Nov record low C = 2.5
|Dec record low C = 2.5
|year record low C = 2.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 111.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 146.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 171.2
|May precipitation mm = 105.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 39.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 21.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 27.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 68.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 114.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 108.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 100.4
|year precipitation mm = 1098.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10
|Feb precipitation days = 11
|Mar precipitation days = 15
|Apr precipitation days = 15
|May precipitation days = 13
|Jun precipitation days = 7
|Jul precipitation days = 5
|Aug precipitation days = 5
|Sep precipitation days = 11
|Oct precipitation days = 14
|Nov precipitation days = 11
|Dec precipitation days = 11
|year precipitation days = 128
|Jan sun = 197
|Feb sun = 140
|Mar sun = 122
|Apr sun = 136
|May sun = 164
|Jun sun = 189
|Jul sun = 249
|Aug sun = 256
|Sep sun = 196
|Oct sun = 177
|Nov sun = 197
|Dec sun = 215
|date=August 2010
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization,
{{cite web |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=291 |title=World Weather Information Service – Guayaquil| access-date=16 January 2016 |publisher=Met Office}} (precipitation data),
{{cite web |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/137/c00291.htm |title=World Weather Information Service – Quito |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |access-date=2 March 2013}}
|source 2 = NOAA
{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-III/EQ/84072.TXT |title=WMO Normals – Guayaquil |access-date=16 January 2016 |publisher=NOAA}}{{cite web |url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/wwr/documents/South-America/WWR_1991-2000_tables.txt |title=Quito Mariscal Sucre |work=World Weather Records 9th Series 1991–2000 |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2 March 2013 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705162748/http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/wwr/documents/South-America/WWR_1991-2000_tables.txt |url-status=dead }} Voodoo Skies (records),
{{cite web |url=http://voodooskies.com/weather/ecuador/quito/monthly/temperature |title=Quito Monthly Temperature weather history |publisher=Voodoo Skies |access-date=21 November 2014}} Danish Meteorological Institute (sun and relative humidity)
{{cite web |last1=Cappelen |first1=John |last2=Jensen |first2=Jens |url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |work=Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) |title=Ecudaor – Quito |page=81 |publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute |language=da |access-date=2 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071752/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |archive-date=January 16, 2013}}
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Guayaquil
|width = auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 37.2
|Feb record high C = 35.4
|Mar record high C = 37.3
|Apr record high C = 35.8
|May record high C = 35.2
|Jun record high C = 35.0
|Jul record high C = 34.1
|Aug record high C = 34.7
|Sep record high C = 34.4
|Oct record high C = 35.1
|Nov record high C = 35.4
|Dec record high C = 36.7
|year record high C = 37.3
|Jan high C = 31.2
|Feb high C = 31.2
|Mar high C = 32.2
|Apr high C = 32.0
|May high C = 31.2
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 29.1
|Aug high C = 29.7
|Sep high C = 30.5
|Oct high C = 30.2
|Nov high C = 31.1
|Dec high C = 31.8
|year high C = 30.8
|Jan mean C = 27.1
|Feb mean C = 27.3
|Mar mean C = 28.0
|Apr mean C = 27.8
|May mean C = 26.9
|Jun mean C = 25.7
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 25.2
|Sep mean C = 25.5
|Oct mean C = 25.6
|Nov mean C = 26.2
|Dec mean C = 27.1
|year mean C = 26.5
|Jan low C = 23.0
|Feb low C = 23.4
|Mar low C = 23.7
|Apr low C = 23.5
|May low C = 22.6
|Jun low C = 21.5
|Jul low C = 20.8
|Aug low C = 20.7
|Sep low C = 20.5
|Oct low C = 20.9
|Nov low C = 21.3
|Dec low C = 22.4
|year low C = 22.0
|Jan record low C = 20.0
|Feb record low C = 15.8
|Mar record low C = 19.9
|Apr record low C = 19.4
|May record low C = 18.5
|Jun record low C = 17.6
|Jul record low C = 17.0
|Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record low C = 17.2
|Oct record low C = 17.8
|Nov record low C = 17.0
|Dec record low C = 18.0
|year record low C = 15.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 200.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 332.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 315.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 207.7
|May precipitation mm = 62.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 34.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 15.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 5.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 29.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 68.0
|year precipitation mm = 1263.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12
|Feb precipitation days = 14
|Mar precipitation days = 15
|Apr precipitation days = 10
|May precipitation days = 4
|Jun precipitation days = 1
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0
|Sep precipitation days = 0
|Oct precipitation days = 1
|Nov precipitation days = 0
|Dec precipitation days = 2
|year precipitation days = 59
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2048 |title=World Weather Information Service – Guayaquil |access-date=16 January 2016 |publisher=Met Office}}
|source 2 = NOAA{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-III/EQ/84203.TXT |title=WMO Normals – Guayaquil | access-date =16 January 2016 |publisher=NOAA}}
}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Cuenca
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 33.0
|Feb record high C = 29.9
|Mar record high C = 28.8
|Apr record high C = 33.0
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 31.6
|Jul record high C = 29.5
|Aug record high C = 34.0
|Sep record high C = 31.2
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 33.0
|Dec record high C = 33.0
|year record high C = 34.0
|Jan high C = 22.4
|Feb high C = 22.4
|Mar high C = 21.9
|Apr high C = 21.7
|May high C = 21.4
|Jun high C = 20.4
|Jul high C = 19.9
|Aug high C = 20.4
|Sep high C = 21.3
|Oct high C = 22.3
|Nov high C = 23.1
|Dec high C = 23.1
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 15.3
|Feb mean C = 15.8
|Mar mean C = 15.6
|Apr mean C = 15.3
|May mean C = 14.4
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 13.3
|Aug mean C = 13.3
|Sep mean C = 14.7
|Oct mean C = 15.3
|Nov mean C = 14.7
|Dec mean C = 15.6
|year mean C = 14.7
|Jan low C = 10.9
|Feb low C = 11.1
|Mar low C = 11.2
|Apr low C = 10.9
|May low C = 10.6
|Jun low C = 9.8
|Jul low C = 9.4
|Aug low C = 9.1
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 10.1
|Nov low C = 10.2
|Dec low C = 10.6
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 0.0
|Feb record low C = 0.0
|Mar record low C = 1.0
|Apr record low C = 1.0
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = -0.6
|Jul record low C = -3.0
|Aug record low C = -1.1
|Sep record low C = -1.0
|Oct record low C = -2.0
|Nov record low C = -0.6
|Dec record low C = 0.0
|year record low C = -3.0
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm = 67
|Feb rain mm = 85
|Mar rain mm = 107
|Apr rain mm = 109
|May rain mm = 77
|Jun rain mm = 68
|Jul rain mm = 53
|Aug rain mm = 47
|Sep rain mm = 56
|Oct rain mm = 73
|Nov rain mm = 69
|Dec rain mm = 67
|year rain mm =
|Jan rain days = 20
|Feb rain days = 21
|Mar rain days = 22
|Apr rain days = 19
|May rain days = 15
|Jun rain days = 11
|Jul rain days = 10
|Aug rain days = 10
|Sep rain days = 12
|Oct rain days = 16
|Nov rain days = 13
|Dec rain days = 10
|unit rain days = 0.1 mm
|Jan sun = 155
|Feb sun = 113
|Mar sun = 124
|Apr sun = 120
|May sun = 155
|Jun sun = 150
|Jul sun = 186
|Aug sun = 186
|Sep sun = 150
|Oct sun = 155
|Nov sun = 150
|Dec sun = 155
|source 1 = Temperatures: Climate Ecuador,{{cite web | url =http://en.tutiempo.net/climate/ecuador.html | title =ECUADOR - CUENCA | access-date =28 August 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003904/https://en.tutiempo.net/climate/ecuador.html | archive-date =13 January 2019 | url-status =dead }} Voodoo Skies{{Cite web |url=http://voodooskies.com/weather/ecuador/cuenca/monthly/temperature |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603034642/http://voodooskies.com/weather/ecuador/cuenca/monthly/temperature |archive-date=2018-06-03 |url-status=dead }}
|source 2 = Other: Cuenca Climate Guide {{cite web | url =http://worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/ecuador/cuenca.php | title =Cuenca Climate Guide, Ecuador | access-date =28 August 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160322223502/http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/ecuador/cuenca.php | archive-date =22 March 2016 | url-status =dead }}
|date=August 2015}}
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Manta
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 35.0
|Feb record high C = 34.4
|Mar record high C = 34.4
|Apr record high C = 35.6
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 35.0
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 32.8
|Oct record high C = 33.3
|Nov record high C = 32.2
|Dec record high C = 32.2
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 30.0
|Feb high C = 30.0
|Mar high C = 30.6
|Apr high C = 30.6
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 29.4
|Jul high C = 28.9
|Aug high C = 29.4
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 28.9
|Nov high C = 29.4
|Dec high C = 29.4
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 26.1
|Feb mean C = 26.1
|Mar mean C = 26.4
|Apr mean C = 26.4
|May mean C = 26.15
|Jun mean C = 25.25
|Jul mean C = 24.75
|Aug mean C = 24.7
|Sep mean C = 24.45
|Oct mean C = 24.45
|Nov mean C = 25
|Dec mean C = 25.25
|Year mean C =
|Jan low C = 22.2
|Feb low C = 22.2
|Mar low C = 22.2
|Apr low C = 22.2
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 21.1
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 20.0
|Sep low C = 20.0
|Oct low C = 20.0
|Nov low C = 20.6
|Dec low C = 21.1
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 17.2
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 13.0
|Apr record low C = 17.2
|May record low C = 17.2
|Jun record low C = 13.3
|Jul record low C = 16.1
|Aug record low C = 15.0
|Sep record low C = 15.0
|Oct record low C = 14.4
|Nov record low C = 15.6
|Dec record low C = 15.6
|year record low C =
|rain colour =
|Jan rain mm = 40.6
|Feb rain mm = 96.5
|Mar rain mm = 68.6
|Apr rain mm = 25.4
|May rain mm = 2.5
|Jun rain mm = 5.1
|Jul rain mm = 5.1
|Aug rain mm = 0.8
|Sep rain mm = 0.8
|Oct rain mm = 0.8
|Nov rain mm = 2.5
|Dec rain mm = 5.1
|year rain mm =
|Jan sun = 124
|Feb sun = 113
|Mar sun = 155
|Apr sun = 150
|May sun = 124
|Jun sun = 90
|Jul sun = 93
|Aug sun = 93
|Sep sun = 90
|Oct sun = 93
|Nov sun = 90
|Dec sun = 93
|year sun =
|source 1 = Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial{{cite web
| url = http://www.ucm.es/info/cif/station/ec-manta.htm
| title = ECUADOR - MANTA | access-date = 2011-09-20 | publisher = Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas
}}
|source 2 = World Climate Guide (sunshine only){{cite web
| url = http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/ecuador/manta.php
| title = Manta Climate Guide | access-date = 2011-09-20 | publisher = World Climate Guide
}}
|date=August 2010
}}
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location=Machala
|metric first=Yes
|single line=Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan high C = 30.4
|Feb high C = 30.9
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 31.1
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 27.8
|Jul high C = 27.0
|Aug high C = 26.6
|Sep high C = 27.0
|Oct high C = 26.9
|Nov high C = 28.0
|Dec high C = 29.7
|Jan low C = 22.6
|Feb low C = 22.8
|Mar low C = 22.9
|Apr low C = 23.1
|May low C = 22.7
|Jun low C = 21.5
|Jul low C = 20.8
|Aug low C = 20.1
|Sep low C = 20.2
|Oct low C = 20.7
|Nov low C = 21.0
|Dec low C = 21.8
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm = 71
|Feb rain mm = 111
|Mar rain mm = 116
|Apr rain mm = 69
|May rain mm = 24
|Jun rain mm = 14
|Jul rain mm = 12
|Aug rain mm = 11
|Sep rain mm = 11
|Oct rain mm = 16
|Nov rain mm = 13
|Dec rain mm = 21
|source 1=[http://pt.climate-data.org/location/5533/ Climate Data]}}
{{Weather box
|location = San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands (1981–2010 normals)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan high C = 29.2
|Feb high C = 30.3
|Mar high C = 30.5
|Apr high C = 30.2
|May high C = 29.2
|Jun high C = 27.6
|Jul high C = 26.4
|Aug high C = 25.6
|Sep high C = 25.7
|Oct high C = 26.0
|Nov high C = 27.0
|Dec high C = 27.8
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 26.1
|Feb mean C = 26.7
|Mar mean C = 26.7
|Apr mean C = 26.5
|May mean C = 25.9
|Jun mean C = 24.7
|Jul mean C = 23.5
|Aug mean C = 22.7
|Sep mean C = 22.8
|Oct mean C = 23.0
|Nov mean C = 23.9
|Dec mean C = 24.8
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 22.9
|Feb low C = 23.1
|Mar low C = 22.9
|Apr low C = 22.8
|May low C = 22.7
|Jun low C = 21.7
|Jul low C = 20.7
|Aug low C = 19.8
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 20.0
|Nov low C = 20.9
|Dec low C = 21.7
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 83.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 107.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 106.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 94.9
|May precipitation mm = 41.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 32.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 18.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 9.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 7.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 11.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 12.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 51.5
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 11
|Feb precipitation days = 10
|Mar precipitation days = 11
|Apr precipitation days = 6
|May precipitation days = 5
|Jun precipitation days = 8
|Jul precipitation days = 13
|Aug precipitation days = 14
|Sep precipitation days = 12
|Oct precipitation days = 11
|Nov precipitation days = 8
|Dec precipitation days = 10
|year precipitation days =
|source = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web |title=San Cristobal-Galapagos |url=https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2049 |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |access-date=23 January 2021}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/climate_map.html Climate map]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130713085243/http://www.volunteeringecuador.info/about-ecuador/weather-in-ecuador.html Description of climates of each region]}}
{{South America topic|Climate of}}
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