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Monthly climate in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Esmeraldas features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1405 mm (55.3 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Esmeraldas enjoys an average of 2822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 3 minutes to 12 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Esmeraldas, Ecuador §

The warmest months in Esmeraldas are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Esmeraldas experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Esmeraldas, Ecuador §

Esmeraldas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Esmeraldas are September, October and November. On average, 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 218 (8.6) 226 (8.9) 151 (5.9) 147 (5.8) 154 (6.1) 99 (3.9) 67 (2.6) 62 (2.4) 44 (1.7) 43 (1.7) 38 (1.5) 155 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 22 21 19 24 20 17 13 12 10 8 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Esmeraldas, Ecuador §

The sunniest months in Esmeraldas are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Esmeraldas: January, February and June receive an average of 6 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 180 207 249 247 242 228 264 258 240 230 244 229
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 3m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 7m 12h 8m 12h 10m 12h 9m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 3m 12h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Esmeraldas, Ecuador §

Esmeraldas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Esmeraldas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Esmeraldas, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 15 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 11 11